Benin

The WAPP Secretariat received a delegation from the East African Power Pool (EAPP) and the Independent Regulatory Board (IRB) from September 27 - 28, 2022. The Objective of this visit was to study best practice and approach of WAPP electricity market management experience.

The Delegation comprising the IRB and EAPP member utilities including government national electricity utilities, was led by Mr. Modeslus LUMALO, the Director General of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) of Tanzania.

On September 20 & 21, 2022, the Secretary General of WAPP received in Cotonou, Benin, a delegation of four (4) people from the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), led by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization , Mr. Sediko DOUKA, for a study visit. The objective of the visit was to understand best practices, approach of WAPP to project development and learn from WAPP’s fund mobilization experience.

On September 22 & 23, 2022, the Secretary General of WAPP, M. Siengui A. KI, received a delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to the WAPP premises in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin. The Objective of the MCC visit was to discuss the continued partnership between MCC and the WAPP and to evaluate the need and timing of WAPP’s priority projects and ICC activities.

To foster mutual collaboration on Solar energy, the WAPP Secretariat and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, the 22nd of March 2022 in Cotonou, Benin.

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the WAPP Secretary General, Mr. SIENGUI A. KI paid a courtesy call to the new SBEE Director General, Mr. Gérard ZAGRODNIK.

Appointed by the Council of Ministers on December 22 2021, the new Director General of SBEE took office on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Mr. ZAGRODNIK was previously Director of Studies, Projects and Planning at SBEE.

The Secretary General of WAPP took advantage of this visit to present WAPP, its governance structure and the position SBEE occupies as member of the Executive Board.

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On Monday, June 14, 2021, the WAPP Secretariat received on a working visit a delegation of SUNON ASOGLI Power ltd headed by its Chairman and Managing Director, Chief Togbe Afede XIV.

The visit started with a working meeting between the two parties held at the WAPP secretariat.

As part of events to mark the Europe Day, a delegation of Ambassadors led by EU Ambassador Sylvia Hartleif paid a site visit to the WAPP ICC project construction on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

On June 16, 2021, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the governments of Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire as part of its new regional energy interconnection program to strengthen electricity market integration between the two countries and the West African energy sector.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has over the years been providing technical and financial support to WAPP, ECREEE, ERERA and the Energy & Mines department of the ECOWAS Commission within the framework of the Regional Program for the promotion of a climate-friendly electricity market in the ECOWAS region (PROCEM) and the project for improving the governance of renewable energy sector and energy efficiency in West Africa (AGOSEREE-AO).