West African Power Pool

West African Power Pool
WAPP
Electricity Grid Interconnection Organization overview
Formed5 December 1999 (1999-12-05)
TypeElectric Energy Grid Interconnection Agency
JurisdictionFourteen West African Countries
HeadquartersZone des Ambassades
Cotonou, Republic of Benin
Electricity Grid Interconnection Organization executive

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The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is a cooperation of the national electricity companies in Western Africa under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The members of WAPP are working to establish a reliable power grid for the region and a common market for electricity. It was founded in 2010.