WAPP is a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that was created to integrate the operations of its member power utilities into a unified sustainable regional electricity market, with the ultimate goal of providing the ECOWAS member states with stable and reliable electricity supply, at affordable cost, in the medium and long term.
The WAPP General Secretariat has its headquarters in Cotonou Republic of Benin, Within the framework of strengthening the WAPP information and coordination centre, WAPP intends to recruit two (2 no) each of System Operator and SCADA / Telecommunication engineers for efficient manning of its operations.
Position: System Operator
Responsible for safe and reliable operations of the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) interconnected network:
Coordinate the operation of WAPP interconnected Power Systems in real-time in accordance to market demand
Required Competencies and Qualifications
Education: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Years of Experience: 5 – 7 (or an equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered)
Type of Experience:
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