How Uganda, Ethiopia saved Kenya from power rationing

Power lines connecting pylons of high-tension electricity are seen from the power substation at the Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Loiyangalani District, Marsabit County, Northern Kenya on September 4, 2018. 

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Power imports from Uganda and Ethiopia surged 76.7 percent in the nine months to September as Kenya raced to avoid electricity rationing and curb blackouts.  

Official data shows Kenya imported a record 1,137.84 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) or units from Uganda and Tanzania during the nine-month period.  

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