Cameroon - Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Project

The Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Project is an overarching project that underpins the strategy to tap the hydroelectric power potential of the Sanaga River. The project comprises the construction of an impounding dam to supply water during low-flow period to the Song-Loulou power plant (335 MW) and boost the output of the Edea plant (224 MW), thus increasing the dependable power of the two plants located downstream from 450 MW in 2010 to 729 MW in 2015. A 30 MW hydroelectric plant will be constructed at the foot of the dam and connected to the Bertoua thermal plant by a 105 km long 90 kV line. This line will be extended by 200 km to the localities of Batouri and Abong-Mbang to make the transmission and distribution systems more reliable and to provide power to 150 localities in the East Region. Lastly, the project also includes the conduct of a study on the Cameroon Electricity Transmission Network Master Plan so as to enhance the country’s hydroelectric potential. The total project cost is estimated at UA 264.49 million. Its implementation will span 48 months as from 2011.