Unifying the Grid: The West African Power Pool (WAPP) and the Path to Regional Energy Security The West African Power Pool (WAPP) represents one of the most ambitious cross-border infrastructure initiatives on the African continent. Established in 1999 under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and formalized with a permanent secretariat in Cotonou, Benin, in 2006, WAPP was created to solve a fundamental paradox: West Africa possesses immense, highly concentrated…
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