Families affected by the Kenya-Tanzania electricity project are yet to be compensated – Africa Development Bank

The AfDB has expressed considerations over the delay in compensations anticipated to be paid to households affected by the ability line challenge operating from Kenya to Tanzania. The compensations are to be paid by Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketracofailure).The AfDB and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency are financing the $309.26 million challenge.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed fear over Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketracofailure )’s to reimburse residents alongside the ability line to Tanzania on time.

According to the AfDB, Ketraco has didn’t compensate impacted households Ksh64.719 million ($486,426) to finish the Kenyan aspect of the road.

In its challenge analysis for the 507.5-kilometer energy line, the financial institution said that Kenya’s Treasury, Ministry of Energy, and Ketraco ought to expedite compensation to complete the road by December 31, 2023.

The line, anticipated to have a switch capability of two,000 megawatts, would enable the 2 nations to alternate electrical energy, principally hydropower and renewable power, and scale back dependency on thermal vegetation for a dependable and cheap provide.

“The 400 kV transmission line portion from Isinya to Namanga Kenya-Tanzania border post is nearly complete apart from the stringing activities heavily slowed down due to the lack of adequate financial resources on the part of Ketraco for the compensation and resettlement of project affected persons,” AfDB stated.

“Both the Development Objective and Implementation Progress are satisfactory although the completion and commissioning of the facilities are not expected until Quarter Four of 2023 due to the lack of adequate counterpart financing.”

According to those paperwork, Ketraco had accomplished 68% of the road by the tip of final yr. The AfDB and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency are financing the $309.26 million challenge.

The connection would help the 2 nations in decreasing the necessity for coal vegetation, that are largely seen as fulfilling the anticipated demand development within the two economies, notably Kenya.