KCB to handle payments for regional electricity trades

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Kenya is currently importing electricity from Ethiopia under a 27-year deal that started in 2022.

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KCB Group will be the holding bank for payments ahead of the rollout of the Eastern Africa regional electricity trade, as the region inches closer to a shift that is expected to ensure cheaper power to consumers.

Sources who are part of the steering committee for the Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) disclosed that the local lender was unanimously picked by the 13-member countries, based on a raft of factors including the cost of transactions.

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