WAPP North Core Project - ECOWAS

The WAPP North Core Regional Interconnector Project involves five countries namely: Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin. The project’s main objective is to connect the five participating countries mentioned above with a high voltage 330 kV transmission line to facilitate efficient energy trade in the sub-region, to provide technical assistance to foster efficient commercial exchange agreements among its participants, and to expand access to populations along the transmission line. The North Core Regional Interconnector will have an initial capacity of about 430 MW that could reach over 600 MW five to ten years after its commissioning. In addition to the transmission lines, the project will construct or extend five substations and install SCADA and fiber cables (OPGW) along the lines. About the West African Power Pool (WAPP) The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is a specialized institution of ECOWAS. An international organization of public interest, the WAPP is created to ensure Regional Power System integration and the realization of a Regional Electricity Market. It is made up of Public and Private Generation, Transmission and Distribution companies involved in the operation of electricity in West Africa. It covers all 15 countries of the regional economic community except Cabo Verde and has to date, 26 member companies. Created by Decision A/DEC.5/12/99 of the 22nd Summit of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, WAPP has the aim of promoting the power supply in the West African sub-region. The WAPP Secretariat headquarters is currently located in Cotonou, Benin.