The 7th Project Technical Committee (PTC) meeting for the Project of the Interconnection of Electric Grids of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on May 6th and 7th, 2015. The Interconnection Project covers Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
The Interconnection Project Technical Committee is made up of technical experts from the Ministries in charge of Energy and Electricity Companies in charge of transmission in each country and international consultants. This PTC meeting is expected to deliberate on project issues in the five countries as well as interface issues with other regional Projects like those of the Electricity of the Great Lakes (EGL), East African Power Pool (EAPP) and make recommendations to the Project Steering Committee, a higher governance of the Interconnection Project which deliberates and provides policy guidance that the program requires. Please see the attachements below for more details;