GE Renewable Energy awarded $87 million hydropower contract in Cameroon

• 5 years ago (2019-02-27)
• David Flin

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GE Renewable Energy has been awarded a $87 million contract by Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC) to provide seven 60 MW Francis turbines for the new Nachtigal hydropower plant in Cameroon. NHPC is jointly owned by the Republic of Cameroon, EDF, International Finance Corporation, Africa 50, and STOA.

The new 420 MW hydropower plant, to be owned and operated by NHPC, will be located on the Sanaga river near the Nachtigal Falls, 65 km from Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. It is expected that Nachtigal will cover 30 per cent of the country’s electricity demand, with an annual output of nearly 3 TWh.

The project will be conducted with Elecnor in the consortium led by GE Renewable Energy. GE’s hydro teams are responsible for the coordination of the project, including the design, manufacturing, erection supervision, and commissioning of the turbines and generators, the control system, and the mechanical balance of plant. The contract will be managed by GE Renewable Energy’s Centres of Excellence located in Belfort, France and Tianjin, China.

Elecnor will supply, manufacture, install, and commission the electrical balance of plant, and the high voltage substations. It will also manage the power house finishing works as well as the erection on site.