10/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), through the intermediary of the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund, has approved a €1.75 million grant to the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to finance pre-investment studies for a 330 kV transmission link from Riviera in Côte d'Ivoire to Prestea in Ghana. The project is of strategic importance for the WAPP which aims to establish a regional electricity market in West Africa. (L.P./transl.jl)