WAPP SG Acting Technical Board Chairman

Abidjan, CI, March 16, 2017: The Secretary General of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr. Siengui Appolinaire KI presided over the Board’s 6th Technical Committee meeting in Abidjan and his leadership role during the meeting didn’t go unnoticed by the Chairman and members of the Board of Director of TRANSCO CLSG.

So, at the Board’s 14th General Assembly on March 15, 2017 in Abidjan, the Chairman, Mr. Amidou Traore concurred with his colleagues on the Board to have Mr. Appolinaire hold on as the Acting Chairman of the Board’s Technical Committee until a new Chairman is appointed at the next Board meeting in June 2017.

The position was previously headed by Mr. Joseph Mayah of Liberia, who was retired recently by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).

During the meeting, Chairman Traore and his colleagues praised Mr. Mayah for his leadership as Chairman of the committee in moving the CLSG project forward and the energy he also brought along with the passion and commitment to the project.

The Board also recognized Mr. Amadou Diallo, former secretary General of WAPP, now Senior Strategic Advisor to the General Manager of TRANSCO CLSG for his unyielding role in pushing the CLSG this far.