The inauguration of the information and coordination center (CIC) for the regional electricity market of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is scheduled for this Friday, November 17.

The Information and Coordination Center serves as a regional business platform, coordinating the operation of the regional electric power system. He also emphasized that the infrastructure allows eligible businesses in ECOWAS countries to buy and sell electrical energy through a transparent, open and competitive procedure regulated by regional electricity trade regulations. “The opening of this center represents a significant step in the establishment of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market to promote greater energy integration and improve the stability of electricity supply in the region