Benin

Within the framework of the above-mentioned project, a meeting to evaluate the proposals received from prospective Consultants interested in carrying out the Study was held in Cotonou, Republic of Benin by the Procurement Selection Committee that was appointed by the WAPP from March 1 to 3, 2023. This Procurement Selection Committee comprised representatives of CI-ENERGIES, LEC and the Ministries in charge of energy in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

The WAPP Secretariat held this Friday, January 27, 2023 its traditional greeting from the staff to the Secretary General for the year 2023.

On February 01, 2023, the Secretary General of the WAPP, Mr. Siengui A.

The WAPP Secretariat welcomed on Thursday, October 27, 2022, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY at the construction site of the WAPP ICC (Information and Communication Center) Project. The ECOWAS President took the opportunity of his official visit to Benin to meet with the WAPP Secretariat, which is a specialized institution of ECOWAS.

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.