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Ethiopia Starts Exporting Electricity to Neighboring Kenya

Workers check the water temperature of an outlet at the Aluto-Langano geothermal power station, operated by Ethiopian Electric Power, in Ziway, Ethiopia.

Workers check the water temperature of an outlet at the Aluto-Langano geothermal power station, operated by Ethiopian Electric Power, in Ziway, Ethiopia.

Photographer: Amanuel Sileshi/Bloomberg

Ethiopia has started exporting electricity to neighboring Kenya following a week of testing of a new transmission line, Ethiopian Electric Power said. 

The $500 million line has capacity to transmit 2,000 megawatts of electricity, potentially earning Ethiopia as much as $100 million annually.