Central African Power Pool

The Pool Energetique De L'Afrique Centrale (PEAC), also Central African Power Pool, is an association of ten Central African countries. The major aim of the association is to interconnect the electricity grids of the member countries in order to facilitate the trading of electric power between the members. PEAC is one of the five regional power pools in Africa.[1]

Central African Power Pool
CAPP
Electricity Grid Interconnection Organization overview
Formed2003 (2003)
TypeElectric Energy Grid Interconnection Agency
JurisdictionTen Central African Countries
Headquarters14th Floor, Namemba Tower, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Websitewww.peac-sig.org

Location

The headquarters of CAPP are located on the 14th Floor of Nabemba Tower, in the city of Brazzaville, the capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.[1] The geographical coordinates of CAPP's headquarters are 4°16'19.0"S, 15°17'22.0"E (Latitude:-4.271944; Longitude:15.289444).[2]

Overview

Member countries are Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] The energy compact was established in 2003 and focuses on developing electricity interconnections between member states.[3]

Members

The member countries and their respective electricity utility companies are listed in the table below.

Country Electric utility
Angola Empresa Rede Nacional de Transporte de Electricidade (RNT-EP)
Burundi Régie de Production et de Distribution de l'Eau et de l'Électricité (REGIDESO)
Cameroon Eneo Cameroon S.A. (ENEO)
Republic of the Congo Société Nationale d’ Electricité (SNE)
Central African Republic Energie Centrafricaine (Enerca)
Chad Societe Nationale d'Electricite
Democratic Republic of the Congo Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL)
Gabon Société d’Energie et d’Eau (SEEG)
Equatorial Guinea Sociedad de Electricidad de Guinea Ecuatorial (SEGESA)
São Tomé and Príncipe Empresa de Água e Electricidade (EMAE)

See also

References
  1. CAPP (2019). "CAPP Geographic Information System". Brazzaville: Central African Power Pool (CAPP). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. Google (3 April 2019). "Location of CAPP Headquarters, Brazzaville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. GICA (2018). "Connectivity Initiatives Around The World: Central African Power Pool". Singapore: Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance (GICA). Retrieved 3 April 2019.


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