Central African Power Pool

{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Central African Power Pool | type = Electricity Grid Interconnection Organization | nativename = CAPP | nativename_a = | nativename_r = | logo = | logo_width = 150 px | logo_caption = | seal = | seal_width = 150px | seal_caption = | picture = | picture_width = | picture_caption = | formed = {{Start date and years ago|2003}} | preceding1 = | preceding2 =  | dissolved = | superseding = | jurisdiction = Ten Central African Countries | headquarters = 14th Floor, Namemba Tower, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | region_code = | coordinates = | motto = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = | minister1_pfo = | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo =  | deputyminister1_name = | deputyminister1_pfo = | deputyminister2_name = | deputyminister2_pfo =  | chief1_name = | chief1_position = | chief2_name = | chief2_position =  | agency_type = Electric Energy Grid Interconnection Agency | parent_department = | parent_agency =  | keydocument1 =  | website = [https://www.peac-sig.org/index.php/en/ www.peac-sig.org] | footnotes = | map = | map_width = | map_caption = }} 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.<ref name="1R">{{cite web|date=2019 | url=https://www.peac-sig.org/index.php/en/ |title=CAPP Geographic Information System |publisher=Central African Power Pool (CAPP) |author=CAPP |access-date=3 April 2019 | location=Brazzaville}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="1R"/> The geographical coordinates of CAPP's headquarters are 4°16'19.0"S, 15°17'22.0"E (Latitude:-4.271944; Longitude:15.289444).<ref name="2R">{{google maps|access-date=3 April 2019 |title=Location of CAPP Headquarters, Brazzaville | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/4%C2%B016'19.0%22S+15%C2%B017'22.0%22E/@-1.4817533,38.3459496,3.32z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-4.2719444!4d15.2894444}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="1R"/> The energy compact was established in 2003 and focuses on developing electricity interconnections between member states.<ref name="3R">{{cite web|publisher=Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance (GICA) |access-date=3 April 2019 |date=2018 | url=https://www.gica.global/initiative/central-african-power-pool |title=Connectivity Initiatives Around The World: Central African Power Pool |author=GICA |location=Singapore}}</ref>

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

{|class="wikitable sortable" ! 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 Burundi) |- | 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) |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.peac-sig.org/index.php/en/ Website of Central African Power Pool]

Category:Energy in Africa Category:Electricity markets Category:Organizations established in 2003 Category:2003 establishments in the Republic of the Congo