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19/04/2012
Cameroon to develop hydropower project A 450 MW hydropower project is planned north of the city of Bamenda in the north-west region of Cameroon, near the Nigerian boarder. The Kpep Hydroelectric Project is planned for the Katsina-Ala River in the Menchum Devision following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between emerging markets energy developer Joule Africa and the government of the Republic of Cameroon. The project will increase the current installed power generation in Cameroon by 40%. The government of Cameroon has identified increased power capacity as a key driver to realising the country’s ambitions of becoming an emerging economy by 2035. Demand for electricity in Cameroon is projected to triple over the coming decade, requiring at least an estimated 3 GW of additional energy infrastructure by 2020, says Joule Africa. Joule Africa will undertake the development with local partner Bethel Industrievertretung and European engineering firm Lahmeyer International which has extensive experience designing hydroelectric projects in Africa.
News Item details
Region: Africa
Keywords:
Alternative energy sources / Renewables
Subjects:
Civil engineering,
Energy engineering,
Trading,
Project Management,
Policy and Governance,
Economics, business and commerce,
Electricity generation,
Combined heat and power generation,
Heat distribution,
Electricity,
Hydro power,
Energy infrastructure
