Nigeria completes power grid synchronisation with West African network

• 3 days ago (2025-11-10)
• David Flin

Africa 351 Transmission 222

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The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the West African Power Pool Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP-ICC) have announced the completion of a synchronisation test between the Nigerian power grid, which includes Niger Republic and parts of Benin and Togo, and the rest of the West African power grid.

The WAPP initiative aims to achieve operational unification of the regional grid, improve system reliability through shared reserves, enable cost-effective power generation and trading under the West African Electricity Market (WAEM), and strengthen institutional cooperation among member system operators.

Abdu Bello Mohammed, Managing Director of NISO, said: “The synchronisation connects Area 1 (Nigeria, Niger, and parts of Benin and Togo) with Areas 2 and 3 (the rest of West Africa), creating a single operational grid that enhances reliability, stability, and cross-border energy exchange across the ECOWAS region. It also opens access to donor funding for priority transmission projects such as North Core Project in Birnin Kebbi and the Ajegunile 330 kV substation in Lagos State, Nigeria.”