West African Power Pool
The West African Power Pool is a cooperation of the national electricity companies in Western Africa under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States. The members of WAPP are working for establishing a reliable power grid for the region and a common market for electricity. It was founded in 1999.
Location
Since 2006, the headquarters of WAPP are located at Zone des Ambassades, PK 606 BP 2907, in Cotonou, the capital city of the Republic of Benin. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of WAPP are 6°21'43.0"N, 2°29'25.0"E.Overview
Member countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.One of the major objectives of WAPP is to ensure reliable power supply to the member countries.. A number of WAPP priority projects identified in the Master Plan are currently being implemented, including the Gouina Hydroelectric Power Station, the CLSG Interconnector and Riviera-Prestea Interconnector Project. Feasibility studies have been initiated for a number of other identified priority projects, namely the Fomi Hydroelectric Power Station, Kassa B Hydroelectric Power Station and Souapiti Hydroelectric Power Station.
History
The West African Power Pool was created on 5 December 1999 at the 22nd summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. On 18 January 2006, the 29th summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Niamey, Niger, adopted the Articles of Agreement for WAPP organization and function. Since 2006, the headquarters of WAPP is based in Cotonou, Benin.Members
| Country | Generation and transmission company and distribution | Electricity production |
| Benin | Société Béninoise d'Énergie Électrique and Communauté Électrique du Bénin | 124 |
| Burkina Faso | Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso | 611.6 |
| Cape Verde | Electra | 250 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Société de Gestion du Patrimoine du Secteur de l'Electricité | 5,275 |
| The Gambia | National Water and Electricity Company | 160 |
| Ghana | Volta River Authority and Electricity Company of Ghana | 6,746 |
| Guinea | Electricité de Guinée | 850 |
| Guinea Bissau | Electricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau | 65 |
| Liberia | Liberian Electricity Corporation | 350 |
| Mali | Energie du Mali | 515 |
| Nigeria | Power Holding Company of Nigeria | 3,900 |
| Senegal | Société d'Électricité du Sénégal | 1,880 |
| Sierra Leone | National Power Authority | 80 |
| Togo | Togo Electricité and Communauté Électrique du Bénin |