{"id":2221,"date":"2026-01-26T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:14:25","slug":"nawec-appointed-as-rotating-executive-board-member-of-the-west-african-power-pool-wapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/?p=2221","title":{"rendered":"NAWEC Appointed as Rotating Executive Board Member of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>NAWEC Appointed as Rotating Executive Board Member of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>January 2026 \u2013 December 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Banjul, The Gambia \u2014 26 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has been appointed as a <strong>Rotating Executive Board Member of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)<\/strong> for the two\u2011year term <strong>January 2026 to December 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment follows WAPP\u2019s internal review and adoption process on the composition of its Rotating Executive Board seats, which play a key role in steering regional energy cooperation, strengthening governance, and supporting the implementation of the <strong>ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone reflects NAWEC\u2019s expanding leadership in regional power system development, its active participation in WAPP technical and operational structures, and <strong>The Gambia\u2019s growing contribution<\/strong> to regional electricity integration and energy sector reform.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the appointment, NAWEC\u2019s Managing Director, <strong>Mr. Gallo Saidy<\/strong>, stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cNAWEC is honoured by this appointment and deeply appreciates the trust placed in us by WAPP and our sister utilities across the region. We are committed to fulfilling our responsibilities on the Executive Board and contributing actively to regional initiatives aimed at improving reliability, connectivity, and energy security across West Africa.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a Rotating Executive Board Member during the 2026\u20132027 term, NAWEC will participate in <strong>high\u2011level governance decisions<\/strong>, oversight of <strong>regional interconnection projects<\/strong>, coordination of <strong>power system operations<\/strong>, and the <strong>progressive rollout of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>NAWEC expresses its appreciation to the <strong>Government of The Gambia<\/strong>, the <strong>Ministry of Petroleum and Energy<\/strong>, <strong>WAPP member utilities<\/strong>, and regional partners for their continued support and collaboration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>About WAPP<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>West African Power Pool (WAPP)<\/strong> is a specialized institution of the <strong>Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)<\/strong> established to enhance power system cooperation, develop regional electricity infrastructure, and promote cross\u2011border electricity trade. WAPP aims to ensure <strong>reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity supply<\/strong> across West Africa.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Public Relations &amp; Digital Communications Department<br \/>\nNational Water and Electricity Company Ltd. (NAWEC)<\/p>\n<div>\u2b07\ufe0f Download the full press release (PDF)<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027.pdf\">Press Release NAWEC WAPP 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2222\" src=\"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/nawec.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PressRelease-_Appointment-Rotating-Executive-Board-Member-of-WAPP-Period-January-2026-\u2013-December-2027.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAWEC Appointed as Rotating Executive Board Member of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) January 2026 \u2013 December 2027 Banjul, The Gambia \u2014 26 January 2026 The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has been appointed as a Rotating Executive Board Member of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) for the two\u2011year term January 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":72,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,19],"tags":[313,104,312,31,71,20,29,103,194],"class_list":["post-2221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investor-relations","category-latest_news","category-electricity-press-releases-in-the-gambia","tag-economic-community-of-west-african-states","tag-ecowas","tag-ecowas-regional-electricity-market","tag-electricity","tag-energy","tag-press-release","tag-the-gambia","tag-wapp","tag-west-african-power-pool"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 01:14:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2224,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221\/revisions\/2224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nawec.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}