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The pact marks a major milestone in West Africa’s journey towards a unified electricity market. The interconnection line between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana has an estimated cost of 173.7 million US dollars.
The governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have formalised their joint commitment to regional energy cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the 330 kilovolts Interconnection Project between the two countries.
The pact marks a major milestone in West Africa’s journey towards a unified electricity market. The interconnection line between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana has an estimated cost of 173.7 million US dollars.
The agreement took centre stage at a high-level Ministerial Committee Meeting on West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) 330kv Double Circuit Cote d’Ivoire – Ghana Interconnection Reinforcement Project.
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It sets up two core institutional mechanisms: a Joint Technical Steering Committee to be led by the Chief Executives of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and Côte d’Ivoire CI-Energies, and an Interstate Committee co-chaired by ministers from both nations.
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