The West African Power Pool (WAPP), is planning to create a Liquidity Enhancement Revolving Fund, LERF, for the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market.

Chairman, Executive Board of WAPP, Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, stated this at the weekend, during the 54th meeting of the Executive Board Meeting held in Cotonou, Benin Republic on the 6th of August, 2022.

Engr. Abdulaziz said, "The review and adoption of the documents proposed by the Task Force on the creation of the Liquidity Enhancement Revolving Fund (LERF) will provide the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market with a very important tool for electricity trading by reducing the level of outstanding bills, thereby providing stakeholders in the trade with a high degree of robustness and sustainability." 

Speaking further at the meeting which is the second this year, he urged the participants to carefully examine the documents and make relevant comments on the drafts proposed by the WAPP Finance Committee.

The WAPP Chief also lauded the well-documented 2021 financial statement of the organization, saying, “when I look at the financial statement, I get the feeling that the WAPP is working hard and is quiet transparent as shown by the independent audit. This attests that the financial statements are regular, sincere, and in accordance with international standards."

In his remarks, the Secretary General of WAPP Executive Board, Siengui Ki Apollinaire, emphasised the fact that the latest financial statements were declared transparent.

He said, "The 2021 budget was executed transparently and rigorously, and it is with pleasure that I announce that the 2021 consolidated financial statements of our organization have been declared regular, sincere, and compliant with international standards by a well-known independent auditor”.

Mr. Ki expressed gratitude to Mr. Patrice Talon, President of the Republic of Benin, for the hospitality extended to the organization and for hosting the meeting.

The participants also observed a minute silence for the late Dr. Joseph Makoju, an honorary member from Nigeria who passed in April this year, for his contributions to the development of WAPP.