Ethiopia – Kenya – Tanzania (EKT): Wheeling Study

The main objective of the system study is to determine if the Kenyan power system can accommodate a 200 MW wheeling transaction between Ethiopia and Tanzania along the primary network route in both directions using the existing and planned transmission system infrastructure for 2018.

The scope of the project includes:      

• Perform a power flow study using a model of Kenyan system to determine if the 200 MW transaction can be accommodated without additional system upgrades
• Identify which upgrades are needed (if any)
• Impact assessment of increased power flows over the Kenyan network (primary and secondary circuits) due to 200 MW wheeling transaction
• Sensitivity analyses for different generation dispatch in Kenyan power system
• Identification of the key issues from the study related to financial implications that should /could be incorporated into power wheeling agreement.

Type of services provided:

• Load flow analyses
• Network security assessment
• Techno-economic evaluation