{"id":130738,"date":"2022-01-27T08:07:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=130738"},"modified":"2022-01-27T08:07:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:07:22","slug":"africas-first-transmission-ppp-project-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/africas-first-transmission-ppp-project-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s first transmission PPP project in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question \u2013 In January 2022, who has signed a joint development agreement with the All-Africa infrastructure investment platform \u2018Africa 50\u2019 to develop the Kenya transmission project on a public-private partnership basis?<\/strong><br>(a) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited<br>(b) NTPC Limited<br>(c) Adani Power Limited<br>(d) NLC India Limited<br><strong>Answer\u2014(a)<br>Related facts\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>POWERGRID has recently(January 2022) signed a Joint Development Agreement with Africa50(an infrastructure investment platform), the pan-African infrastructure investment platform to continue to develop the Kenya Transmission Project on a ppp basis.<\/li><li>Kisumu \u2013 Musaga transmission lines(KMTL) &#8212;<\/li><li>The project entails the development, financing, construction, and operation of the 400kV Lessos \u2013 Loosuk and 220kV KMTL under a public-private partnership (PPP) framework.<\/li><li>Significance &#8212;<\/li><li>Once completed, it will be the first Independent Power Transmission(IPT) in Kenya and will set a reference point in Africa as the first financing of transmission lines on a PPP basis.<\/li><li>It will also improve both the supply and reliability of power transmission in Western Kenya and further create a demonstration effect to help increase private sector investments into the expansion of Africa\u2019s power transmission networks, which is critical to bridging the continent\u2019s electricity access gap.<\/li><li>Role of Powergrid &#8212;<\/li><li>It will provide technical and operational know-how to the project, while Africa50 will bring its project development and finance expertise and will act as a bridge between the Kenyan government and private investors.<\/li><li>This move underscores POWERGRID and Africa50\u2019s commitment to continue to dedicate resources to accelerate development activities on the project until financial close.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1789463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1789463<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question \u2013 In January 2022, who has signed a joint development agreement with the All-Africa infrastructure investment platform \u2018Africa 50\u2019 to develop the Kenya transmission project on a public-private partnership basis?(a) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited(b) NTPC Limited(c) Adani Power Limited(d) NLC India LimitedAnswer\u2014(a)Related facts\u2014 POWERGRID has recently(January 2022) signed a Joint Development Agreement 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