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How Strategic IPP Investments Are Powering West Africa’s Energy Future

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are playing a growing role in strengthening West Africa’s power systems—supporting regional integration, cleaner generation, and more reliable supply.

Recorded in partnership with The Electricity Hub during WAECS in Ghana last year, this conversation features Erik Granskog, CEO of Endeavor Energy, on how strategic IPP investments are reshaping power planning, financing, and delivery across the region. Drawing on projects including Twin City Energy and Bridge Power in Ghana, and the TE Power Project in Guinea, he explores how IPPs are unlocking investment, advancing regional interconnection, and supporting a more resilient and sustainable energy future for West Africa.

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