Kenya-Ethiopia: AfDB funds power highway


Issue 240 - 05 Oct 2012 | 1 minute read

The African Development Bank’s soft loans arm has approved $348m in funding for an electricity highway project between Kenya and Ethiopia. The $1.26bn Eastern Electricity Highway Project is the first step towards a regional power pool which many hope will curb electricity price increases and improve security of supply.

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