EASTERN AFRICA POWER POOL

EAPP
Presentation to COMESA-EAC-SADC Lusaka,Zambia April 6-7,2009

Contents

1- Introduction 2- Major activities 3- on-going project 4- Challenges. 5- Conclusion

1. Introduction

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EAPP established in Feb 24 ,2005 in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia by the countries of the Eastern Africa Region under the intergovernmental and interutilities MoUs. It is also a specialised institution of COMESA for power.

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EAPP Member Countries Burundi, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan

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EAPP Member Utilities REGIDESO of Burundi, SNEL of DR Congo, EEHC of Egypt, EEPCO of Ethiopia, KenGen and KPLC of Kenya, ELECTROGAZ of Rwanda, NEC of Sudan and SINELAC of DR Congo-RwandaBurundi.

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EAPP Objectives: Secure power supply for the Regions countries Facilitate in the long term development of electricity market in the region

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Optimize the usage of energy resources available in the Region by working out regional investment schemes in Power generation, transmission and distribution taking into account the socio-economic and environmental aspects

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Increase power supply in the region in order to increase the access rate of the population to electricity Reduce electricity cost in the Region by using power system interconnection and increasing power exchanges among countries

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Provide efficient co-ordination between various initiatives taken in the fields of power production, transmission as well as exchanges in the Region

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Create, in the framework of NEPAD, a conducive environment for investments, in order to facilitate financing of integration projects in the fields of power generation and transmission in the Region

2. MAJOR ACTIVITIES

Major activities
EC Project European Commission Financing (2.7 Mil Eur)
Overall objective To strengthen the capability of the EAPP Permanent Secretariat to contribute in the improvement of the integration of the electricity markets of the region with a view to creating a regional electricity market.

Major activities
EC Project Project components
a. Preparation of the Eastern Africa Power Market Development b. Preparation of a strategic plan and business plan c. Power market rules and agreements for cross-border trade

Major activities
EC Project
Project components: d) Horizontal activities A regional database on power systems Twinning (coaching) arrangement with advanced power pools Training Study tour Stakeholders meetings

Major activities
EC Project Regional Power Market Development
Analysis of the current power sector situation and Implementing database Review of the existing studies about Eastern Africa Power Development. Assessment of power market future development, based on available studies

Major activities
EC Project Preparation of a strategic plan and a business plan

Analysis of the current context of activities in Eastern African Power Sector, including legal, regulatory and institutional aspects, the tariff policies and EAPP organization; setting up strategic objectives of the EAPP organization and a roadmap towards achieving the set objectives;

Major activities
EC Project
Preparing the action plan, and means to monitor the performance of system operations and the orientations for the establishment of a Coordination Centre Preparing a 3-year business plan where actions are described in detail and financial needs and resources are identified and quantified.

Major activities EC Project Power market rules and agreements for cross-border trade: Preparation
- market rules (licensing, guidelines for tariff setting - Standard power purchasing agreement - Standard agreement on power balancing - proposal for cost-based tariff-setting - proposal related the legal/regulatory framework -Treaty related to regional electricity trade

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EC Project The Consultant has prepared draft Inception Report which has been discussed by the Steering Committee in March 2009 The project is scheduled to be completed by 2012

Major activities
AfDB Project AfDB Financing ( 1 Mil US$)
- Drafting EAPP regional power system master plan - Drafting of electricity grid code for EAPP - Training on (project management , publicPrivate Partnership, power sector regulation) - Implementation of Information system

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AfDB Project We are in the process of evaluating proposals . The project is planned to be completed by July 2010

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other activities
- Other activities necessary for power

trade are being identified and compiled and the necessary funding are being sought

On going projects
Ethiopia-Kenya 400 KV final feasibility study out commissioning 2012 Ethiopia-Sudan 220 KV commissioning end of 2009 Ethiopia-Djibouti 283KM of 220 KV commissioning by 2011

On going projects
Ethiopia-Sudan-Egypt 500 HVDC feasibility study report has been prepared. Financings are being sought Kenya Tanzania 400 KV Discussions are on-going Kenya-Uganda 400 KV / NELSAP commissioning 2013

On going projects
Uganda Rwanda 220 KV /NELSAP commissioning 2013 Rwanda-Burundi 220 KV / NELSAP commissioning 2013 Burundi-DRC 220 KV / NELSAP commissioning 2013

On-going projects
RUSOMO Falls Project 80 MW commissioning 2014

4-Challenges
Financing of the Secretariat to attract and retain the necessary staff Getting all the necessary equipment eg. Hardware and software for power planning and database

5. CONCLUSION

Conclusion
The number of bilateral interconnection projects under implementation and soon to be implemented is a testimony that a regional power market will be a reality in the foreseeable future; Coordination between different initiatives in the power sector is in good track but should be further strengthened

Conclusion
Considering that many projects are going to be commissioned between 2011 and 2013 EAPP must be ready on time to coordinate the regional trade as 8 countries would have been already connected EAPP is ready to play its role as mandated by the Governments and Utilities of the Region through the signed MOUs and by the COMESA Heads of State and Government through their 11th

Thank You !