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.
<p>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. </p>
<p>The Objective of the 330 kV WAPP North Core Project is to facilitate exchange of electric power among the four concerned countries and beyond.</p>
<p>The project shall establish a reliable corridor between Nigeria and the land locked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Northern Benin and to reinforce the stability of the WAPP interconnected system as well as increase access to low cost energy sources. </p>