East African states set to inter-connect through energy
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
February 4, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – East African countries are due to be
linked through a regional power interconnection in a bid to boost
their economic development, Ethiopian officials told Sudan Tribune
Thursday.
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Ethiopia’s Tekeze Hydropower project (AP)
According to officials at the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and
Electricity, the 11th Council of Ministers for the Eastern African
Power Pool (EAPP) endorsed the long-awaited master plan aimed at
inter-connecting the region through energy.
All EAPP member states with the exception of Egypt agreed on the
forwarded positions that will be taken to effect the implementation of
the 25-year master plan.
Cairo opposed the endorsement arguing that it has not been addressed
on the details of the planned regional power network, hinting on the
need for more time to deal with it.
At a meeting in the Ethiopian capital last week, the Egyptian
delegation further argued that it doubts whether sufficient risk
analysis and environmental assessments were made over the master plan.
Established in 2005, the EAPP member countries include Sudan, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC), Rwanda and Libya.
South Sudan and Djibouti are also expected to join the regional bloc
anytime soon.
Ethiopian officials say the master plan would assist countries to
collectively work for the realisation of rapid economic development in
the region and further expand their energy resources and improve
utilisation.
The EAPP Council’s chairperson, also the Burundian Energy and Mines
Minister, Come Manirakiza said that the master plan, which was drawn
up by a Danish company, Energinet, will ensure an equal utilisation of
resources and ensures mutual development among the East Africa
countries.
Manirakiza underscored the need for an immediate engagement in
infrastructure development and persistent support from member states
to realise a quick implementation of the master plan.
EAPP intends to ensure access to electricity to millions of people in
the region through the regional power interconnections and improve
their livelyhood by tackling power shortage.
(ST)
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