(Business in Cameroon) - Work is progressing on deploying the 225 kV transmission line project between Nkongsamba-Bafoussam and Yaoundé-Abong-Mbang, the Ministry of water and energy (Minee) reports. So is the construction of the 225/90/30kV VHV (Very High Voltage) substation in Bafoussam as well as the extensions of the Ahala, Abong-Mbang and Bekoko substations.

The projects mainly aim to interconnect the Southern grid with that of the Eastern via the Abong-Mbang substation. Currently (December 2018), Minee indicates, preliminary design studies have been completed and the government has signed a commercial contract with the Indian company Kalpataru. Let’s mention that under this project, a $110 million financing agreement was signed with Exim Bank India.

Still according to Minee, Kalpataru has also completed the feasibility studies and is mobilized in the field. The contract with the project manager has already been signed.

Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) is one of the main players in the global energy transmission market. Created in 1969, it includes real estate, power generation and transmission, road construction, factories, buildings, oil and gas infrastructure and agro-logistics.

Sylvain Andzongo