A key project for Cameroon
The project site is located 70 km north-east of the capital Yaoundé. The dam, built on the Sanaga River, will be 1.455 km long and the headrace channel will be 3.3 km long. With an installed capacity of 420 MW, Nachtigal will be the most powerful electricity generating facility in Cameroon when it is commissioned. The development, construction and operation of this hydroelectric scheme is the responsibility of the Cameroonian company Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC), which is 40% owned by EDF.
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1.2billion euros
Project cost
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2024
Commissioning date of the project
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30%
of Cameroon's electricity production
An XXL dam
The project site in pictures
Dam under construction
Channel intake, spillways and temporary diversion - April 2022
Headrace channel under construction
Headrace channel: laying the bituminous lining - April 2022
Energy production plant under construction
Plant (7 x 60 MW units) - April 2022
225 kv transmission line completed
Evacuation station (foreground) - Evacuation lines to Nyom 2 station (background) - April 2022