Category: Middle East & Africa Project Update

The power grid developers of Kenya and Tanzania, KETRACO and TANESCO, respectively, are planning to construct a high voltage cross-border line to link the power grids of the two countries.

TAZA is part of the larger Zambia–Tanzania–Kenya (ZTK) project, which aims to link the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) with Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP).

The 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) line aims to link the power grids of Ethiopia and Kenya, create power-sharing between the two countries, reduce energy costs, and promote sustainable and renewable power generation.

The project entails the construction of a 435-km, 400 kV link capable of transmitting 1 GW between the two countries. The proposed line will connect the northern Saudi town of Arar with the central Iraqi city of Yusufiya.

The project entails the construction of a 164-km, 400 kV overhead transmission line between Qurayyat (Saudi Arabia) and East Amman (Jordan) along with a 400 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation in Saudi Arabia.

The project entails the construction of a 700-km, 400 kV direct current (DC) link between the Sultanate of Oman at Ibri, directly to Salwa in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The project entails the construction of a 200-km submarine cable link to connect Algeria’s EL-Chafia region to the Italian island of Sardinia.

The project entails the construction of the 400 kV transmission ring connecting Masaka, Uganda, to the port town of Mwanza, Tanzania. The line will cross the localities of Mutukula, Kyaka and Nyakanazi.

The project entails the construction of a 282-km, 380 kV double-circuit overhead transmission line (OHTL) between Jillah bulk supply point (BSP) and Layla BSP in the central region of Saudi Arabia.

The project aims to connect the electricity grids of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece through a subsea direct current (DC) cable and high voltage direct current (HVDC) onshore converter stations.

The project entails the construction of a 300-km-long, 400 kV transmission line connecting the Al-Risha substation in Jordan with the Al-Qaim electrical transformation station in Iraq.

The project entails the construction of a 400 kV power line between Nachtigal and Bafoussam to evacuate electricity from the future 420 MW Nachtigal hydroelectric plant in the Centre Region of Cameroon.

The project includes the construction of the 218-km-long, 400 kV overhead transmission line connecting the Matambo substation in the western Mozambican province of Tete and the Phombeya substation in Malawi.

The project entails the development, financing, construction and operation of the 400 kV Lessos–Loosuk and 220 kV Kisumu–Musaga transmission lines under a public-private partnership (PPP) framework.

The project aims to modernise Zanzibar’s electricity network and integrate the upcoming renewable energy installations into the grid. The Zanzibar Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals and ZECO are implementing ZESTA.

The Projet d’interconnexion du réseau électrique Cameroun-Tchad (PIRECT) or the Cameroon–Chad interconnection project involves the construction of 1,566 km of high voltage (HV) lines between Ngaoundéré, Maroua, in Cameroon, and N’Djamena in Chad, along with associated substations and distribution networks for rural electrification along the lines

The Ethiopia-Somalia interconnector comprises two 230 kV segments – the Northern interconnector with a preliminary routing of Dire Dawa–Togo Wajale–Berbera (via Hargeisa), which will extend for about 420 km, and the Southern interconnector, which has two possible routings: via Negele–Dolo Odo–Mogadishu, about 780 km long; or Gode–Beledweyne–Mogadishu, about 600 km in length.