Kenya’s electricity imports hit a historic high in January due to the country’s worst drought in more than a decade that hit local hydro-power generation. A further 28.75 million units were imported from Uganda – the highest since March last year when Uganda imports hit 31.07 million units – to plug the local hydro-power product deficit. The drought saw hydro-power generation — Kenya’s second largest power source after geothermal — hit a record low in February. Data from regulator Epra showed hydro-power generation dropped sharply by 64 per cent to 112.7 million units in February down from 184.68 million units in January. In the financial year that ended June 2022, Kenya Power bought 26.46 per cent of its electricity from hydro sources.

Source: Ethiopian News April 07, 2023 09:37 UTC