- Transcorp Power Ltd has a simple cycle 972 megawatts (MW) installed power generating plant in Ughelli, Delta State.
- The WAPP Executive Board is responsible for implementing the decisions of the WAPP General Assembly.
Transcorp Power Limited (TPL), one of the power subsidiaries of Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc (TRANSCORP), has been appointed a member of the Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP). WAPP disclosed this during the 18th Session of the WAPP General Assembly, held on November 10, 2023, in Nouakchott, Mauritania Transcorp Power’s appointment.
In a statement by TPL, admitted as a member of WAPP in 2019 and has since been an active member of the body. The WAPP Executive Board is responsible for implementing the decisions of the WAPP General Assembly, the organisation’s highest decision body, composed of all the member utilities. Also, the executive board is the most empowered to ensure the realisation of WAPP’s mission and objectives.
Speaking on the appointment, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Power Limited, Peter Ikenga, expressed TPL’s commitment towards advancing the subregional electricity body’s goals and objectives of improving lives and transforming Africa.
TPL has a single cycle 972 megawatts (MW) installed power generating plant in Ughelli, Delta State. In May 2023, TPL became the first power company to receive its discharge certificate from the National Council of Privatisation. It reflects its sustained corporate transformation since 2013, when Transcorp acquired it under the power sector transformation.