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West Africa will begin cross-border sale of electricity in 2020
From 2020, West Africa will commence cross-border sale and distribution of electricity among member states of ECOWAS.
Africa
Interconnection blueprint
ECOWAS is on track to bolster interconnection efforts through the Master Plan for the Development of Regional Power Generation and Transmission Infrastructure 2019 – 2033.
Finance and Policy
Women in Energy | Policy makers called upon to leverage technology
A citizen of the world, Ana Victoria Rojas is challenging the status quo by taking an interest in different cultural backgrounds and designing context-appropriate...
Business and markets
ECOWAS to boost electricity access in West Africa via off-grid solar
According to the ECOWAS Commissioner for energy and mines, Sédiko Douka, only 40% of the population within west African region and the Sahel region...
Africa
Feasibility study promotes women’s participation in energy transition
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in partnership with the African Development Bank Group, recently organised...
Business and markets
Nigeria to begin electricity trading with neighbouring countries
The Chairman of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) and managing director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman Mohammed, declared that Nigeria...
