Eastern Africa Power Pool

recognizing the potential benefit from developing a regional power pool, the energy ministers from seven (7) eastern africa countries, namely: burundi, democratic republic of congo (drc), egypt, ethiopia, kenya, rwanda and sudan signed an inter-governmental memorandum of understanding (igmou) for the establishment of the eastern africa power pool (eapp) on february 24, 2005. the signature of the igmou was followed by the signature of an inter-utility mou by the chief executive officers (ceos)/managing directors of the countries’ nine (9) power utilities. this event heralded the formal launching of eapp. tanzania and libya have consequently signed the relevant mous and became a member of eapp .