New transmission line and substations in Cameroon
Cameroon plans to construct an electricity transmission line from Nachtigal hydroelectric plant to Bafoussam, which will connect to Nigeria.
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Cameroon: Cameroon plans to construct a 400 kV electricity transmission line from Nachtigal hydroelectric plant to Bafoussam which will eventually connect to the neighboring Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Besides the transmission line, the project also includes the development of a 400 / 225 / 30 / 15 kV transformer substation, extension of the Nachtigal Bafoussam substations, construction of 90 kV lines between Nachtigal-Bafia, Bafoussam-Baganté, Bafoussam-Foumbam and Bachtigal-Nkometou as well as construction of 90, 30, 15 kV substations in Bafia, Bagangté and Foumbam.
The line will link the 420 MW Nachtigal hydroelectric plant and its construction is set to be commissioned between October 2022 and October 2023, about the same time when the Nachtigal hydroelectric plant will be commissioned.
This was revealed by Gaston Eloundou Essomba, the Minister of Water and Energy through a tender notice he published asking for applications for the project manager position.
According to the Minister, the government of Cameroon has already appointed Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, an Indian company, to carry out the technical studies and the construction of the infrastructure.
The Nachtigal hydropower plant is being developed in Nachtigal, Cameroon by Nachtigal Hydro Power Company under a build-operate-transfer model for a period of 35 years, following which the ownership will be transferred to the government of Cameroon.
Upon completion the over $1.2 B Nachtigal power plant is projected to have the capacity to produce more than 2,900 GWh / year.
Source: Construction Review Online