PRESS RELEASE: East African Countries to Establish Power Market in 2025 #EAPPPowerTrade2024 #PoweringKenyans #PowerTradeConference2024

1/2 Today's first session explored strategies for utilities to thrive in regional energy trade, spotlighting commercial, operational, and institutional readiness.

2/2 Insights from cross-border interconnections and global success stories paved the way for actionable takeaways! #EAPPPowerTrade2024 #PoweringKenyans #PowerTradeConference2024

⚡🔌How can utilities prepare for the regional power market? The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) CEOs shared strategies on operational readiness, institutional frameworks, and increasing trade efficiency across borders. #EAPPPowerTrade2024 #PoweringKenyans

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS from #PowerTradeConference2024 Another insightful day! CEOs shared how utilities are preparing for the market, we discovered the intricacies of system operations & explored the human capital needed to support these initiatives.

DAY 3: The final day of #EAPPPowerTrade2024 sparked new energy for making regional power trade a reality! A huge thank you to our partners, consultants, and all delegates for their support, insights, and active participation throughout the event!

Farewell to Ephrem Tesfaye! After a decade of dedication in setting up the Independent Regulatory Board of the Eastern Africa Power Pool, he now heads to Kampala as the IRB Director of Economic Regulation. EAPP proudly celebrates his contributions & wishes him success in this next chapter!

Set to go! Consultant Enerweb today handed over the fully developed Market Trading Platform after successful completion of Site Acceptance Tests with the ICT task team at the General Secretariat in Addis Ababa. The MTP is now ready for dry runs by traders! #PowerMarket

#ESIUpdates Hon Okaasai Opolot- MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENERGY, representing Uganda signed a Memoradum of Understanding with Tanzania for the development of the 39MW Nshongezi Hydropower Project. The Hydropower Plant will be located on River Kagera. Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu East African Community EWURA Tanzania Eastern Africa Power Pool

We were pleased to host a team from World Bank Energy Women in Energy Network-Africa, who are driving women's participation in the energy & power sector. EAPP looks forward to supporting this cause as a strategic partner, bringing the gender agenda to all member utilities & partners.

RIGHT NOW: An evaluation team comprising members of EAPP Finance Working Group are opening bids for the settlement bank that will execute transactions for the EAPP Market Operator. We thank all bidders for their interest and wish you good luck in the evaluation process!

IN MEMORIAM: We mourn the loss of former EAPP Secretary General Eng. Lebbi Changullah (March 27, 1955– March 25, 2025). His visionary leadership from 2015-2023 laid the foundation for the advancements we are making to ensure regional energy security. Our deepest condolences.

Uganda's State Minister for Energy, Hon. Okaasai Opolot, today opened the 32nd EAPP Steering Committee meeting in Kampala. High on the agenda is reviewing progress and outlining next steps for operationalising the regional power market.

It has been a long day for our Council of Ministers & the resolutions reflect their hard labour: ratified market rules, IRB launched & Uganda passed on the Chair's baton to Egypt! Deep gratitude to Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development & UETCL for graciously hosting the 32nd SC & 20th COM meetings!

Honored to host H.E. Mohamed Omar Gad, Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia, at the EAPP GS this afternoon. He made a courtesy call and was warmly received by the SG. #RegionalCooperation #EnergyIntegration

The EAPP GS team hosted a dinner in farewell to our amazing colleague, Brenda Musonda, who has served with us for 3 years! 🎉 We celebrate her every contribution to the EAPP vision and wish her all the best in the next chapter of her life journey. Brenda, you’ll be missed!

The EAPP SG and delegates were hosted in Cairo by the new EAPP Steering Committee Chair, Eng. Gaber Desouki, Chairman of الشركة القابضة لكهرباء مصر, for a consultation meeting. Talks focused on key issues around Market, Operations, and Planning for the EAPP.

🚨 Milestone Alert! Power is now wheeling from Ethiopia to Tanzania via Kenya! The 100MW sold to Tanzania - the region’s first operation of its kind - is a major step toward both the EAPP vision and AU Africa Single Electricity Market dream! @TANESCO Ethiopian electric power KETRACO

Delighted to host SAPP CEO Steven Diwa & team for a 2-day coordination meeting. With progress made on the Tanzania-Zambia interconnector, SAPP–EAPP integration is within reach! These talks are vital to ready the two regions for Day Zero of a unified power market!

EAPP SG & team are in Japan for #TICAD9 through invitation by JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency. Africa power pools toured technical sites, gaining key insights on Japan’s energy infrastructure, regional trasmission operations & power markets.