- The meeting of ECOWAS energy Institutions held in Accra
- ERERA set to launch Phase 2
- ERERA urges support for the regional market
A two-day meeting of the Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS) energy institutions held in Accra, Ghana. The Commissioner for Energy and Mines, Mr. Sediko Douka, who chaired the event, urged the members to collaborate towards a successful regional electricity market.
The meeting resolved to consider the updates on the launch of Phase 2 of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) West African regional market program. The meeting also received updates on the implementation of priority projects under the ECOWAS Master Plan 2019 to 2033, the status of the West African Gas Pipeline Operations, and the new pricing methodology.
The Chairman ERERA Honore Bogler urged members to work collaboratively towards the success of the regional electricity market. “It only remains for us to get down the task with the seriousness required so that at the end of these two days of work, we can come out strengthened in our ardour to successfully carry out respective activities, in the best possible collaboration and synergy between our different institutions” he said.
Also in attendance at the meeting was, the Secretary-General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) Mr. Apollinaire Siengui Ki, and the West African Gas Pipeline Director-General Authority (AGPA) Mr. Debo-K’Mba Barandao, amongst others.