West African Power Pool

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is a cooperation of the national electricity companies in Western Africa under the auspecies of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 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 2000 .[1]

Members

Country Generation and transmission company and distribution

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 Electricity production (mill kWh)

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Benin Société Béninoise d'Énergie Électrique (SBEE) and Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB) 124 million kWh
Burkina Faso Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso 611.6 million kWh
Cape Verde Electra 250 million kWh
Côte d'Ivoire Société de Gestion du Patrimoine du Secteur de l'Electricité (SOGEPE) 5.275 billion kWh
The Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) 160 million kWh
Ghana Volta River Authority and Electricity Company of Ghana 6.746 billion kWh
Guinea Electricité de Guinée 850 million kWh
Guinea Bissau Electricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau 65 million kWh
Liberia Liberian Electricity Corporation 350 million kWh
Mali Energie du Mali 515 million kWh
Nigeria Power Holding Company of Nigeria 21.92 billion kWh
Senegal Société d'Électricité du Sénégal 1.88 billion kWh
Sierra Leone National Power Authority (Sierra Leone) 80 million kWh
Togo Togo Electricité and Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB) million kWh

References

  1. ^ Pierre-Olivier Pineau (January 2008). "Electricity sector integration in West Africa" (journal). Energy Policy, Volume 36, Issue 1. pp. 210–223. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.09.002.. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2W-4PXNHTD-4/2/a62e7a22987e8494095c1053c0bcd7c5. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 
  2. ^ West African Power Pool. "West African Power Pool website". http://www.ecowapp.org/member_utilities.html. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ Central Intelligence Agency. "CIA Factbook". The World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 

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