logoBC
Yaoundé - 28 March 2024 -
Electricity

Cameroon: General Electric to supply Nachtigal dam with turbines  

Cameroon: General Electric to supply Nachtigal dam with turbines  
  • Comments   -   Thursday, 07 March 2019 12:17

(Business in Cameroon) - The news is not yet official but reliable and well informed sources at the US Embassy in Cameroon say General Electric will supply turbines to the Nachtigal generating station, located 65 km northeast Yaoundé.

No accurate purchasing amount is revealed but sources said the turbines will be used to operate the 420 MW dam. The supply contract follows the visit to Cameroon of Farid Fezoua, the company’s MD for Africa on December 4, 2018 when he was received by President Paul Biya.

The two officials discussed ways to strengthen partnerships. “The president agreed with me on the importance of welcoming American companies to Cameroon and providing them with good business conditions,” said Peter Henry Barlerin, the U.S. ambassador to Cameroon, who also attended the meeting.

Funds for the dam’s construction, valued at XAF786 billion were mobilized through a public-private partnership between the Cameroonian government and internationally renowned technical and financial partners such as Electricité de France (EDF), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Africa50 and STOA Infra & Energy.

Commissioning is scheduled for 2023 and more than 2,900 GW are expected per annum.

Sylvain Andzongo

eu-pledges-over-cfa12bn-for-entrepreneurship-and-electricity-access-support-in-cameroon
The EU agreed to disburse over CFA12 billion to support growth-driven projects in Cameroon. The two related deals were signed in Yaoundé on March 26...
central-africa-set-for-highest-economic-growth-in-a-decade-amid-inflation-concerns
Growth within the Cemac region is expected to peak at 3.6% this year, according to the estimates of Beac’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which met on...
mtn-cameroon-sees-record-growth-with-cfa325-7bn-revenue-in-2023-amid-market-challenges
MTN Cameroon reported a robust revenue of CFA325.7 billion for 2023. According to data released on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, this...
cameroon-s-customs-enforces-air-cargo-regulations-threatens-fines-for-non-compliance
Edwin Fongod Nuvaga, the Director-General of Customs in Cameroon, has issued a reminder to airlines about their obligations to comply with standard...

Mags frontpage


Business in Cameroon n110: April 2022

Covid-19, war in Europe: Some Cameroonian firms will suffer


Albert Zeufack: “Today, the most important market is in Asia”


Investir au Cameroun n120: Avril 2022

Covid-19, guerre en Europe : des entreprises camerounaises vont souffrir


Albert Zeufack: « Le marché le plus important aujourd’hui, c’est l’Asie »