Eastern Africa Power Pool

EAPP is a regional institution established in 2005 to coordinate cross-border power trade and grid interconnection among nations of the Eastern Africa region. The EAPP currently has thirteen (13) member countries that signed the Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU) and fourteen utilities that signed the Inter Utility Memorandum of Understanding (IUMOU).
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The primary goal of the EAPP is to establish a regional power market, which will enable member countries to trade electricity with each other, leading to increased access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity. The establishment of the regional power market will also provide opportunities for member countries to develop their energy resources and export excess power to neighboring countries.

To achieve this goal, the EAPP has developed a number of programs and initiatives. These include the development of interconnectors and transmission lines, the harmonization of regulatory frameworks, the promotion of renewable energy, and the enhancement of institutional and human capacity

Over the past decade, the EAPP has made significant progress toward achieving its goals. The most notable achievements include the development of interconnectors and transmission lines, which have enabled member countries to exchange electricity with each other. For example, the Ethiopia-Kenya transmission line, which was completed in 2019, has a capacity of 2,000 MW and has enabled Ethiopia to export excess power to Kenya.

Vision
To transform the Eastern part of Africa to a region of communities and business with universal access to reliable and affordable modern energy services from a sustainable generation resource.

To transform the Eastern part of Africa to a region recognized as one of the best investment destinations in the world by energy intensive users.


Member States:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Republic of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Somalia, Rwanda and Libya.

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Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)
The SAPP was created in August 1995 at the SADC summit held in Kempton Park, South Africa, when member governments of SADC (excluding Mauritius) signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of an electricity power pool in the region under the name of the Southern African Power Pool. The ministers responsible for energy in the SADC region signed the Revised Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding on 23 February 2006.

Mission statement:
In line with the vision, mission and values, key elements of a desired culture which aligns with the SAPP of the future were identified. Below are the key culture descriptors:

 
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