The ECOWAS Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) plans a “clean energy corridor” featuring a combined capacity of 2 GW developed in West Africa. The capacity will be developed through numerous 10-15 MW solar plants, as well as wind energy and hydroelectric plants.
The 2 GW will be developed by the members, with Nigeria taking the lion’s share of 1 GW and the rest divided between other ECOWAS members. The projects will be auctioned under a common system.
The plans are expected to be cleared by year-end. The plan is to tender all of the associated project capacity at once, which allows for cost cutting.