Creation of the WAPP

Basic Information

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) was created by Decision A/DEC.5/12/99 of the Twenty-Second Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. By Decision A/DEC.18/01/06, the Twenty-Ninth Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Niamey adopted the Articles of Agreement for WAPP organization and functions. The summit also accorded by Decision A/DEC.20/01/06, the status of Specialized Institution of ECOWAS.

The Headquarters of the WAPP is based in Cotonou further to the signing of the Headquarter Agreement in 2006 with the Republic of Benin.

Vision

To integrate the national power systems into a unified regional electricity market with the ultimate goal of providing in the medium and long term, a regular and reliable energy at competitive cost to the citizenry of the ECOWAS region.

Mission

To promote and develop power generation and transmission infrastructures as well as to coordinate power exchange among the ECOWAS Member states.

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