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WAPP GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN NOVEMBER 2017, IN ACCRA
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) General Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Ghana and WAPP local member utilities in Ghana such as: Volta River Authority (VRA), Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) Ltd, CENIT Energy (CEL) Ltd, Cenpower and Karpowership, organised the Twelfth Session of the WAPP General Assembly, held at Alisa Hotel in Accra, on 3 November 2017.
The purpose of the meeting was, among others, to:
Consider and adopt the report of the 11th Session of the General Assembly, the activity report of the Secretary General, the report of the External Auditor, and the recommendations of the 34th, 35th, 36th, and 37th Ordinary Sessions of the Executive Board.
The opening ceremony was held under the high aegis of His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
In his opening speech, the President of the Republic of Ghana confessed that his country was honoured to host the 12th Session of the WAPP General Assembly. He welcomed all the participants who made the journey to Accra to attend the General Assembly to discourse on the implementation of the Regional Electricity Market and subsequently the integration of West Africa. He pointed out that this is the surest way to accelerate the social and economic development of the Region and improve the living standards of the peoples. The President confirmed that WAPP has the capacity and capability of taking up that immense challenge and he therefore encouraged the Organization and its Experts and Technical and Financial Partners to have successful deliberations.
Moreover, as the 2017 Africa Union Gender Champion, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recalled the Meeting on the importance of women in the energy sector and urged the stakeholders to seize the various opportunities for directly employing women in the electricity sector.
The President also put the emphasis on the improving political environment of West Africa and mentioned the threat of terrorism as a challenge.
The following decisions were taken: