Nachtigal 420MW hydroelectric power plant PPP

Overview:

• Nachtigal 420MW hydroelectric power plant PPP.
• A consortium is developing a 420MW hydroelectric power plant and 25kV electricity transmission line in Cameroon in the Sanaga river basin under a public private partnership (PPP) agreement. 
• When complete the plant will be Cameroon's largest power plant and produce 30% of the electricity the country consumes.   
• The project sponsors are EDF International (40%), the State of Cameroon (30%), and the International Finance Corporation(30%).
• The sponsors established company Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC) to hold their interests in the project. 
• NHPC signed a concession agreement to development the plant and operate it for 35 years in April 2017.  
• The project is expected to reach financial close by the end of 2017 and be complete in 2020.

Ben Naylor - Regional editor