A major electricity substation in Kenya which will serve the East Africa region is set to be commissioned later this year. Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum confirmed that the Suswa substation is set to be commissioned “at a later date this year.”The substation connects to Nairobi through Isinya to Embakasi and Nairobi North and to Mombasa through Isinya to Rabai. Substation in Kenya to stabilise regional power“This project will stabilise power, increase transmission capacity and Improve the quality and reliable power supply in the country.”The ministry said Suswa will be the largest sub-station in East Africa. The programme has three phases for connecting the power grids of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Duale said that the substation is key part of the grid connecting Coast Region (Rabai) and Olkaria, Nairobi, Isinya and Kipeto.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 25, 2023 20:52 UTC