Bernard Hessou

West African Power Pool (WAPP)

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) was created by Decision A/DEC.5/12/99 of the Twenty-Second Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. By Decision A/DEC.18/01/06, the Twenty-Ninth Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Niamey adopted the Articles of Agreement for WAPP organization and functions. The summit also accorded by Decision A/DEC.20/01/06, the status of Specialized Institution of ECOWAS. The Headquarters of the WAPP is based in Cotonou further to the signing of the Headquarter Agreement in 2006 with the Republic of Benin.