Power Sector Transition in the West African Power Pool

Introduction

Countries:

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cote d'Ivoire
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia
• Mali
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo

Current System Description

Current Power Capacity Mix

Energy Source	Installed Capacity (MW)	Percentage
Bioenergy	32 MW	0.1%
Coal	529.5 MW	2.0%
Hydropower	6,727 MW	25.3%
Oil & Gas	17,796.8 MW	67.1%
Solar	1,256 MW	4.7%
Wind	218 MW	0.8%
Total	26,559.3 MW	100%

Operating Power Capacity by Country in the West African Power Pool region.

Benin
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Oil & Gas	127.4 MW	83.6%
Solar	25 MW	16.4%
Total	152.4 MW	100%
Burkina Faso
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Oil & Gas	165.9 MW	43.7%
Solar	213.5 MW	56.3%
Total	379.4 MW	100%
Côte d'Ivoire
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	936 MW	41.2%
Oil & Gas	1,279 MW	56.3%
Solar	57.7 MW	2.5%
Total	2,272.7 MW	100%
The Gambia
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Solar	23 MW	100%
Total	23 MW	100%
Ghana
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	1,584 MW	28.4%
Oil & Gas	3,629 MW	65.1%
Solar	358.3 MW	6.5%
Total	5,571.3 MW	100%
Guinea
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	815 MW	88.7%
Oil & Gas	104 MW	11.3%
Total	919 MW	100%
Guinea-Bissau
Solar	10 MW	100%
Total	10 MW	100%
Liberia
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	88 MW	100%
Total	88 MW	100%
Mali
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	450 MW	53.1%
Oil & Gas	254 MW	30.0%
Solar	143.6 MW	16.9%
Total	847.6 MW	100%
Niger
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Coal	30 MW	11.5%
Oil & Gas	189 MW	72.2%
Solar	42.8 MW	16.3%
Total	261.8 MW	100%
Nigeria
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Coal	344.5 MW	2.4%
Hydropower	2,738 MW	19.4%
Oil & Gas	11,008 MW	77.8%
Solar	48.6 MW	0.3%
Wind	10 MW	0.1%
Total	14,149.1 MW	100%
Senegal
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Coal	155 MW	11.6%
Oil & Gas	713.5 MW	53.4%
Solar	260.3 MW	19.5%
Wind	208 MW	15.5%
Total	1,336.8 MW	100%
Sierra Leone
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Bioenergy	32 MW	12.1%
Hydropower	50 MW	18.9%
Oil & Gas	162 MW	61.2%
Solar	20.8 MW	7.8%
Total	264.8 MW	100%
Togo
Energy Source	Installed Capacity	Percentage
Hydropower	66 MW	23.3%
Oil & Gas	165 MW	58.2%
Solar	52.4 MW	18.5%
Total	283.4 MW	100%

Prospective Power Capacity

Energy Source	Announced	Pre-construction	Construction	Total
Energy1	MW	MW	MW	MW
Energy2	MW	MW	MW	MW
Energy3	MW	MW	MW	MW
Energy4	MW	MW	MW	MW
Energy5	MW	MW	MW	MW

Renewable in

Major Renewable Projects

Table’s Title

Project Name	Energy Source	Installed Capacity(MW)	Status
Project1		Capacity1	Status1
Project2		Capacity2	Status2
Project3		Capacity3	Status3
Project4		Capacity4	Status4
Project5		Capacity5	Status5
Project6		Capacity6	Status6