Ethiopia–Tanzania power trial ends as long-term supply talks continue
EEP’s chief executive says the 100-megawatt Tanzania trial has ended, with pricing, supply volumes and operating terms still under negotiation.
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- EEP’s chief executive says the 100-megawatt Tanzania trial has ended, with pricing, supply volumes and operating terms still under negotiation.
Ethiopia’s six-month trial of electricity supplies to Tanzania has ended, while talks on a long-term commercial agreement remain unfinished, Ethiopian Electric Power chief executive Ashebir Balcha told The Reporter in a report published on September 19, 2026.
The trial involved 100 megawatts transmitted through Kenya. Ashebir said negotiators still needed to settle the amount of power to be purchased, pricing and operating arrangements. The report did not give an exact trial-end date or a deadline for concluding the talks.
The Tanzania supply is separate from Ethiopia’s existing 200-megawatt export commitment to Kenya. Electricity allocated to Kenya cannot simply be reassigned to Tanzania, according to the report.
An [EEP statement dated September 16, 2026](https://www.eep.com.et/?news=ethiopia-to-double-electricity-supply-to-kenya) independently confirms the scale of the Tanzania pilot and says regular exports depend on upgrades to the Kenya–Tanzania connection. It also describes technical preparations to raise Kenya’s supply to 400 megawatts, with December 2026 as the expected starting point.
Taken together, the statements identify both commercial negotiations and transmission readiness as conditions for expanding the trade. Completion of the trial does not establish that a permanent supply contract has been signed.
