WAPP’s $156 M for 330 kV North Core project
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has proposed a $156 million annual budget for the execution of its 330 kV North Core project.
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Nigeria, Abuja: The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has proposed a $156 million annual budget for the execution of its 330 kV North Core project.
The project aims to create a sustainable regional power supply system to promote economic growth in the ECOWAS sub-region. This was disclosed by Siengui Apollinaire, the secretary general of WAPP, during the 7th meeting of the Joint Supervision Committee held in Abuja. According to Apollinaire, the insecurity in some countries of the region means that an extension of the completion date of the project from 2024 to 2025 was needed.
The North Core project includes the construction of 913 km of lines and 5 substations, and forms part of the regional interconnection project launched in May 2019. It involves the construction of approximately 880 km of 330 kV and 33 km of 225 kV high voltage transmission lines between five countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo). It should facilitate energy exchange in the sub-region, provide technical assistance to foster efficient commercial exchange agreements among its participants, and expand access to electricity for populations living along the transmission line.
The total worth of the project is over $600 million, and it is being funded by the World Bank, African Development Bank, European Union and Nigeria. It will provide countries like Niger and Burkina Faso with cheap energy coming from Nigeria, and it will provide a platform for Nigeria’s generation companies to make business in these countries. Beyond the transmission lines, it sets out to construct or extend five substations and deploy cutting-edge technologies like SCADA systems and fiber optics cables along the lines.
Source: Business Day Nigeria
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