Dibamba

completed

KPDC is developing 86 MW Heavy Fuel Oil (“HFO”)-fired diesel engine power plant (Dibamba), located at Yassa village about 15 km from Douala, and a new 2 km 90 kV transmission line from the Dibamba plant to the existing Ngodi Bakoko substation. The Dibamba plant may be converted to gas-fired if natural gas becomes available. Sonel will also be the off-taker of the power produced by KPDC. The Project will be Cameroon’s first Independent Power Project (IPP). Dibamba will be an emergency thermal power plant to avoid major load-shedding. Construction works of the Dibamba plant is completed and testing has been performed. Site clearing activities and revegetation are being undertaken. The Dibamba Project objectives are to provide peaking and reserve capacity in electricity generation, in order to meet the growing public sector electricity demand and industrial expansion. The project will help avoid load shedding during the dry season (which typically lasts from January to June each year).