Nachtigal Hydropower Project
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The Nachtigal Hydropower Project is a major hydroelectric dam and power station in Cameroon designed to significantly boost the country’s electricity generation capacity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NHPC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | public-private partnership ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2019 ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon ⓘ |
| damType | roller-compacted concrete dam ⓘ |
| developer | Nachtigal Hydro Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| environmentalMeasure |
biodiversity management plan
ⓘ
resettlement action plan ⓘ |
| estimatedCost |
approximately 1.2 billion euros
ⓘ
over 1.3 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| expectedAnnualGeneration | about 2.9 TWh ⓘ |
| expectedCommissioning | mid-2020s ⓘ |
| expectedContributionToNationalCapacity | around 30 percent of Cameroon’s installed capacity ⓘ |
| financier |
African Development Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ European Investment Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ Proparco NERFINISHED ⓘ World Bank Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltage | 225 kV ⓘ |
| impact |
improved reliability of electricity supply in Cameroon
ⓘ
increase in renewable share of Cameroon’s energy mix ⓘ reduction of thermal power generation ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 420 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Region, Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Sanaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityShareholder | Électricité de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 7 ⓘ |
| owner | Nachtigal Hydro Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPurchaseAgreementDuration | 35 years ⓘ |
| PPAWith | ENEO Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
increase national power generation capacity ⓘ |
| regionServed | national grid of Cameroon ⓘ |
| regulator | Government of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | electric power ⓘ |
| shareholder |
International Finance Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Électricité de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | under construction ⓘ |
| technology | run-of-river with reservoir elements ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 60 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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