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Kenya’s electricity imports from Uganda increased 18,4 percent in January, fuelled by a bigger demand.
Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that Kenya last month imported 20,29 million units of power from the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited.
This is a significant increase from 17,12 million units that Kenya imported from her neighbour in December.
Kenya and Uganda have a power exchange programme during which either country supplies the other with power during periods of deficit.
At the close of the financial year, the country that will have exported more electricity to the other invoices its counterpart.
In January for instance, Kenya exported 3,41 million units to Uganda, and in December, it exported four million units to its neighbour, meaning that Uganda continues to enjoy a positive trade balance in this exchange.
In January, output from hydro went down by 6,9 percent, which Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has attributed to the management of the country’s water resources to maximise output. According to Epra data, hydro output declined to 253,4 million units from 272,36 million units in December.
KenGen says water levels in the country’s major dams have increased this month, which will enable the company to increase output from the source. – The East African
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter