WAPIC CONFERENCE Dakar Senegal POWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST AFRICA SUB-REGION Kweku A. Awotwi Chief Executive Volta River Authority December 2010
OUTLINE Power Demand & Supply Profile Power Exchanges (Import and Exports Flows) Price of Power West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) Conclusions
The Total Electric Power installed capacity in the whole the 15 countries within West Africa Sub-Region is about 11,500MW South Africa ~36,000 MW South Korea ~ 75,000 MW CAPE VERDE GAMBIA GUINEA BISSAU SENEGAL GUINEA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA CÔTE D IVOIRE MALI BURKINA FASO GHANA TOGO BENIN NIGER NIGERIA
Electricity Access in the sub-region is one of the lowest in the World
Energy Consumption Distribution Energy Production Distribution Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d Ivoire produce and consume over 85% of the Regions Electrical Energy
Currently we have limited power exchanges between the countries in the sub-region CAPE VERDE MALI NIGER SENEGAL GAMBIA GUINEA BISSAU SIERRA LEONE GUINEA LIBERIA 30 CÔTE D IVOIRE 200 BURKINA FASO 5 GHANA TOGO 100 BENIN 60 NIGERIA
Source: WAPP
KEY QUESTIONS Why is the electricity access so low? Can the people afford to pay the true cost of electricity? Is the record improving in recent years? What are we doing to improve the situation?
Current Developments in the Sub-Region 1. Individual country s initiatives 2. Power Sector Reforms 3. WAGP 4. WAPP
There are many projects going on in the sub-region WAPP
SOME ON-GOING AND FUTURE GENERATION PROJECTS IN THE SUB-REGION NIGERIA BURKINA FASO Geregu Sapele Bagre Omotosho Delta Kompienga Papalanto Kwale Alaoji Egbema LIBERIA Calabar Omoku Mount Coffee St Paul GHANA Tema Osono Power Ltd (TOPL) Bonyere Power Plant (BTPP) Magellan Plant (T3) Takoradi TICO Expansion Bui Hydro Project NIGER Kandadji Tillaberi Niamey Dosso Gambou MALI Bamako, Felou, Manantali, Gouina
SOME ON-GOING AND FUTURE GENERATION PROJECTS IN THE SUB-REGION SENEGAL GAMBIA St. Louis Ziguinchor Banjul Darkar Velingara Kaolack GUINEA Tambacounda Kankan Kolda Linsan GUINEA BISSAU Bissau Bafata Saltinho TOGO-BENIN Sakete Porto-Novo SIERRA LEONE Yiben Bumbuna Benkongor Mano River COTE d IVOIRE Soubre Abidjan
Power Sector Reforms Is Going On At Different Rates In The Different Countries Nigeria started its reforms, stopped and has restarted. Ghana Power Sector Reforms which started in mid-90s has started to accelerate The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO), the independent transmission network operator, was operationaliazed in 2008 In many countries, given their market size, there appears to be little impetus to reform
Benefits of Power Sector Reforms Brings focus on the respective segments of electricity supply Generation, Transmission and Distribution Brings focus on efficiency, cost competitiveness and need for transparency Clarifies need as well as outlines plans for, cost reflective tariffs Sets the stage for entry of private sector investment and participation
WAGP is expected to be fully commissioned by January 2011. Free flow gas has been flowing since March 2010 GHANA TOGO BENIN NIGERIA Takoradi R+M Station Tema R+M Station Lome R+M Station Cotonou R+M Station Alagbado Tee Tie-in on ELPS Lagos Beach Comp Station ELPS Pipeline Offshore Mainline Base Case System Capacity: Initial 170 MMscfd Ultimate 470 MMscfd Description Distance (km) Pipe Dia. (inch) Escravos - Lagos 380 36 / 24 Alagbado Lagos Beach 56 30 Lagos Beach Takoradi 567 20 Tema Spur 17 18 Lome Spur 19 10 Cotonou Spur 20 8 ELPS Escravos Lagos Pipeline System
The Rationale of the West African Gas Pipeline Project was to put in service stranded resource (Natural Gas) in Nigeria for the economic development of the Region GHANA T O G O B E N I N NIGERIA
The Goal of WAPP is to deploy resources from surplus areas to countries where energy resources are deficient Abundant Energy Resources within ECOWAS region Inadequate power supply - demand Unequal geographic distribution of Resources WAPP DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL POWER MARKET (Optimization of resources use) DEVELOPMENT OF POWER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE Hydro & Thermal Interconnection lines
The WAPP road map expects to connect all West Africa in the coming decade Coastal Trans Backbone Sub-program Inter-Zonal Trans Sub-program North-core Trans Sub-program OMVG/OMVS Development Sub-program LSG System Redevelopment Sub-program CAPE VERDE MALI SENEGAL GAMBIA GUINEA BISSAU GUINEA SIERRA LEONE CÔTE D IVOIRE BURKINA FASO GHANA BENIN TOGO NIGER NIGERIA LIBERIA
WAPP Investment requirement over the period approximates US$9 billion over the next decade Overall Generation and Transmission Investment Requirements 6 000 5 000 9 billion USD by 2011 (2004 prices) 2004 USD millions 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 2004-7 2008-11 2012-15 2016-20 generation WAPP projects transmission reinforcement
WAPP Investment requirement over the period approximates US$9 billion over the next decade From November 2009 to December 2010, WAPP has mobilised about Euro 376 million and US$ 205 million for the preparation and implementation of WAPP Priority Projects. It includes: 1. Euro 339.807 million (EIB, WB, KfW, AfDB and EBID) for the development of the Cote d Ivoire Liberia - Sierra Leone Guinea (CLSG) Power System 2. US$176.254 million for the 225kV Bolgatanga (Ghana) Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Interconnection project 3. Euro 27 million for the construction of the Lome C - Sakete 330kV line. 4. Guinea Mali Interconnection Project 5. 64MW WAPP Mount Coffee Hydro Power Project, supply of HFO and the expansion of Power Plant in Bushrod Island in Liberia 6. Han (Ghana) Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) Sikasso Bamako (Mali) Interconnection Project.
CONCLUSION Abundant energy resources within ECOWAS region Inadequate power supply demand in most of the countries in the sub-region Unequal geographic distribution of resources High cost of electric energy in most countries in the region WAGP is the demonstration of the potential of regional coordination The successful development of the WAPP will better provide electricity for more people in the sub-region
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