Energy

Power Interconnector

GENDER SENSITIVITY

 

URBAN-RURAL CONNECTIVITY

 

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY

 

PIDA PROGRAMME:
8 - West Africa Power Transmission Corridor

LATEST ACTUAL STAGE:

S2B: Feasibility (2017)

PROJECT LOCATION

Benin Burkina Faso Niger Nigeria

PROJECT INSTITUTION:

Nigeria - Transmission Company Niger - Société Nigérienne d`Electricité Communauté Electrique du Bénin

BENEFICARY COUNTRIES

Benin

Burkina Faso

Niger

Nigeria

PROJECT DIMENSIONS:

Voltage: 330 kV

STARTING_DATE:

COMPLETION_DATE:

PREPARATION COST:

6.25 million USD

CAPEX COST:

698.00 million USD

PROJECT STAGE:

S2B: Feasibility

PROJECT FEATURED IN:

330 kV Nigeria-Niger-Benin/Togo-Burkina Interconnection Project

This project forms part of the priority projects identified in the ECOWAS Master Plan for the Generation and Transmission of Electrical Energy. This project involves the construction of 832 km of 330 kV Transmission line from Nigeria to Burkina through Niger with a tee-off at Niger to Benin. The project also involved the extension of the 330 kV Birnin Kebbi Substation in Nigeria , Construction of 330 kV Substation at Zabori in Niger, Extension of Gourou Banda Substation in Niger, Extension of 330/132/66 kV substation in Niamey, Construction of 330/161 kV substation at Malanville in Benin, Construction of 330/225 kV substations at Ouagadougou East in Burkina.

DESCRIPTION

This project forms part of the West Africa North Core transmission interconnector which connects the power markets of Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin/Togo. 

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

Delay in the project implementation

Delay in payment of compensation to project affected persons

PROJECT ECONOMICS

  • NET PRESENT VALUE: 14.02
  • COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.00
  • FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00
  • ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 79.60
  • COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS:

PROJECT FINANCING

PREPARATION CAPEX
COST: 6.25 698.00
COST SECURED: 6.25 524.90
FINANCING TYPE:
FINANCIERS:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OVERALL COST: 0.00
ANNUAL COST: 0.00
COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Regional Coordinator

Economic Community of West African States

Sectoral Organisation

West Africa Power Pool

Lead National Agency

Nigeria - Transmission Company

Lead National Agency

Niger - Société Nigérienne d`Electricité

Lead National Agency

Communauté Electrique du Bénin

National Coordination

Burkina Faso - Société Nationale d’Electricité

CONTACTS

Head of Division, Studies, Planning and Project Finance Bernard Hessou-bhessou@ecowapp.org

Infrastructure Expert (COMESA) Mr. Peter Ofori-Asumadu -poasumadu@yahoo.com

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