Update of the WAPP Masterplan

The current WAPP Master Plan dates back to December 2003 (with financing from USAID). In the meantime, the situation concerning the production and transportation of electricity in the ECOWAS zone has changed substantially, in particular in light of the energy crisis experienced in 2007-2008, which has led a number of states to plan emergency generation projects. An update of the WAPP Master Plan is therefore a necessity, not only for the WAPP to continue to plan and coordinate regional projects in an optimal way but also in order to revise the analysis of on-going WAPP projects.  

The ITF therefore agreed to finance a study on the evaluation and update of electricity supply and demand forecasts, on the regional network with on-going and future projects proposing their prioritization, on the viability and stability of the proposed network and on an implementation strategy for the WAPP priority projects. 

The envisaged updated Master Plan will be a key input for the implementation of all WAPP priority projects, including generation projects such as Gouina and interconnection projects (Côte d'Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea and Riviera-Prestea) which also benefit from ITF Grants for the financing of their pre-investment studies.