This image shows the main source of electricity production in each ECOWAS member state. At the regional level, natural gas is the main source of electricity production. In 2020, it was used to generate 46 TWh of electricity.
This article, based on the results of the ECOWAS Energy Policy Study, presents the forecast of energy consumption in the household sector under two scenarios: the trend scenario and the energy transition scenario.
Over the period 2010 to 2019, wood energy supplies increased by an average of 3.8% per year. The region's energy statistics show that the average daily per capita consumption of wood energy is 1.8 kg and charcoal 0.09 kg. The need to update these figures.
The commitment of ECOWAS Member States to achieve electricity interconnections for the pooling and optimal sharing of the region’s energy resources is increasingly materialized with the construction of the Information and Coordination Centre (CIC) from WAPP to Abomey Calavi in Benin. This centre will serve as an operator for sales and purchases of electrical energy as part of the operationalization of the regional electricity market.
