Nachtigal hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Nachtigal Amont

Nachtigal hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Lekié, Centre, Cameroon.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Nachtigal hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 2025[1] 420 MW[2] 7 x 60 MW[3][4] Run-of-river[5] EDF Energy Ltd [40%]; Republic of Cameroon [15%]; Africa50 Infrastructure Fund [15%]; Stoa Infra & Energy [10%]; International Finance Corp [20%][6][6][6][6][6]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Nachtigal hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lekié, Centre, Cameroon[7] Sanaga River[5] 4.3541, 11.6152 (exact)[7]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.businessincameroon.com/energy/1903-14535-nachtigal-hydro-plant-hits-full-capacity-financial-challenges-persist. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921211010/https://projectsportal.afdb.org/dataportal/VProject/show/P-CM-F00-006. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220921211410/https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Environmental-and-Social-Assessments/ESIA_Summary_Nachtigal.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://cameroun.edf.com/en/news/nachtigal-hydroelectric-facility-s-unit-ndeg6-is-in-operation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921212029/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/nachtigal-hydro-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921211828/https://www.nhpc.cm/en/faq/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013181359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUjHlz0_sY4. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)