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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.
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.