EDF signs deal for $1.36 billion hydropower plant in Cameroon

Anmar Frangoul

Source: EDF signs deal for $1.36 billion hydropower plant in Cameroon

• The expected cost of the development is $1.36 billion, according to EDF.
• It is set to be commissioned in 2023 and will have an annual power output of almost 3 terawatt hours.

Electricity company EDF, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Republic of Cameroon have signed “final and binding” agreements for the construction of a 420-megawatt hydropower project on the Sanaga River. The Nachtigal hydropower plant will be located close to the Nachtigal falls, 65 kilometers northeast of Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde.