Assessing the Legal Framework Governing Cross-border Electricity Trade in the East African Power Pool: An Analysis of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
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2025-05-23
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Uganda Christian University
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This dissertation analyses the legal frameworks that govern cross-border electricity trade within the East African Power Pool, with a particular focus on Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. With our sights on the Day Ahead Market, intended to be launched in 2025, this study assesses the current international, regional, and national laws governing cross-border electricity trade in order to evaluate how effective they are in facilitating the trade. This research offers insights into understanding the legal aspects of regional electricity trade and energy integration. Furthermore, this study is mainly based on a qualitative research approach through documentary analysis. Relevant legislation, policies, and academic writings were analysed, and this analysis produced the findings in this study. The study also provides for recommendations on how to fill the gaps in the existing legal regimes, for example, the need for specific laws addressing cross-border electricity trade, harmonising international, regional, and national legislation, among others. These recommendations offer insights for policymakers and key players involved in the electricity sector in East Africa.