As per Rwandan officials, the country’s portion under the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Interconnection Project, which aims to link the electricity grids of the five NEL countries—Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, the DRC [eastern part] and Rwanda, has been stalled since 2017 due to various challenges.
Read MoreUganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a preliminary agreement to build a 350-km-long transmission line to connect both the countries.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) will help in implementing professional studies for the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) interconnection project to be financed by the European Union-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF).
Read MoreThe Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) interconnection project entails the construction and upgrade of around 1,050 km of 220 kV and 110 kV lines and 17 transformer stations to interconnect the electricity grids of the five NEL countriesBurundi, Kenya, Uganda, the DRC and Rwanda.
Read MoreThe work on the East African interconnection project linking Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda is facing delays.
Read MoreThe European Union has agreed to provide EUR16 million to Burundi for the construction of the 220 kV Burundi-Rwanda transmission line.
Read MoreThe European Union has agreed to provide EUR16 million to Burundi for the construction of the 220 kV Burundi-Rwanda transmission line.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government have signed an agreement for a KES3.97 billion loan to finance implementation of the Kenya-Uganda interconnection line.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government have signed an agreement for a KES3.97 billion loan to finance implementation of the Kenya-Uganda interconnection line.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a supplementary loan of USD32.5 million to Kenya for financing construction of a cross-border line and reinforcement of a domestic substation under the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries Electric Grids Interconnection Project.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a supplementary loan of USD32.5 million to Kenya for financing construction of a cross-border line and reinforcement of a domestic substation under the Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries Electric Grids Interconnection Project.
Read MoreThe government of Rwanda has approved the ‘multinational interconnection electric grid of the Nile equatorial lakes countries project’ which will connect the grids of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) countries, which are Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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