Nairobi, March 25 -- Kenya missed its target of commissioning the $309.26 million electricity transmission line with Tanzania, delaying start of power exchange between the two economies.

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (Ketraco) revealed that commissioning of the line was extended to next month at the earliest from an earlier target of December last year.

Energy Cabinet Secretary Davies Chirchir had earlier said that the line would be completed and commissioned by December last year, a target that was missed amid delays on the Kenyan side.

The 507.5 kilometre line has an intended transfer capacity of 2,000 megawatts and is set to allow the two countries to sell excess electricity to one another besides tapping hydro-...