West africa has high requirements for new energy storage

Why is Power pooling important in West Africa?

The relaxed transmission scenario yields higher dispatch factors for renewables. Power pooling has emerged as a regional strategy for accelerating generation capacity expansion in West Africa with the aim of leveraging vast domestic energy resources and promoting investment in regional power infrastructure.

What is the electricity gap in Sub-Saharan Africa?

This gap remains enormous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural and isolated areas. Nearly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa live without access to electricity, representing nearly 83% of the world’s unelectrified population.

Can Africa close the energy-access gap?

Photo: Vincent Tremeau One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was that closing the energy-access gap—for electricity and clean cooking— is possible. This gap remains enormous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural and isolated areas.

What are the risks of a heatwave in West Africa?

In West Africa, many countries face the double threat of frequent heatwaves, which can strain electricity infrastructure and create fire-prone conditions, and flooding, which can submerge transformers and substations and sweep away distribution lines.

What is the West African Power Pool (WAPP)?

1. Introduction The West African Power Pool (WAPP) which was created in 2000 as a specialized agency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), essentially gathers power utilities from fourteen (14) countries with national electrification rates ranging from 19.3% to 85.9% .

Is a 10% limit on renewables share a good idea?

The spatial and hourly distributions of demand and renewables supply are considered. The 10% limit on renewables share used in the regional master plan is not optimal. The current system operation is not conducive to optimal cross-border trade. The relaxed transmission scenario yields higher dispatch factors for renewables.