Reform · ECOWAS
West Africa's regional electricity market, launched in phases
Record WAPP-R-0004 · draft, not yet reviewed by a person
Status by track
RulesApproved · 13 Sep 2025sources checked 26 Oct 2026
ERERA launched phase 1 of the regional market from 29 June 2018, under market rules it approved in 2015. On 13 September 2025 it approved the Regional Electricity Market Codes of West Africa; when the codes took effect was not read. Both facts come from recitals in later instruments; the 2015 rules and the 2025 codes themselves were not read.
- Resolution N°012/ERERA/18 (as recited in Directive C/DIR/2/12/18) · 29 Jun 2018"CONSIDERING that the ERERA Regulatory Council has, through Resolution N°012/ERERA/18 of 22 June 2018, formally launched Phase 1 of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market as of 29 June 2018;" "CONSIDERING that the ERERA Regulatory Council has, through Resolution N°012/ERERA/18 of 22 June 2018, formally launched Phase 1 of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market as of 29 June 2018;"not yet checked by a personDirective C/DIR/2/12/18 on the Securitization of the Cross-Border Power Trade under the Regional Electricity Market · PDF p.2 (OCR) · not yet checked by a person
- Resolution No. 018/ERERA/25 approving the Regional Electricity Market Codes of West Africa (as recited in Resolution No. 021/ERERA/26) · 13 Sep 2025"MINDFUL of Resolution No. 018/ERERA/25 of 13 September 2025 approving the Regional Electricity Market Codes of West Africa (REMC-WA);" "MINDFUL of Resolution No. 018/ERERA/25 of 13 September 2025 approving the Regional Electricity Market Codes of West Africa (REMC-WA);"not yet checked by a personResolution No. 021/ERERA/26 approving the Regional Electricity Transmission Tariff Application Procedure (RETTAP) · PDF p.1 (OCR) · not yet checked by a person
DeliveryUnknownsources checked 26 Oct 2026
Phase 1 was launched in June 2018. Whether the day-ahead market (phase 2) has begun trading was not found in the sources read.
Not established
- Whether day-ahead trading has begun, and on which borders.
- How much electricity is traded through the regional market, by border.
Institutions named
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Reach: 0 cross-border links, 0 blockers, 2 institutions in 1 country. Counted from the records.