Cameroon energy storage investment scale

Why is Cameroon a key player in energy integration?

Large hydropower with an estimated potential of 23 GW makes Cameroon a key player in the energy integration of the sub-region, with in perspective the export of electricity to hydro-poor neighbours such as Chad, Central African Republic and Congo.

What is the pumped-storage potential of Cameroon?

Overall, a total of 21 sites have been deemed acceptable and the 11 most relevant sites based on the available head (especially those with a head of more than 200 m) are mapped in Fig. 12. The overall pumped-storage potential of Cameroon could therefore be estimated at 34 GWh and depicted as in Fig. 13. Fig. 12.

How much electricity is consumed in Cameroon?

Electricity in Cameroon is mainly consumed by the industrial and residential sectors in urban areas, where the electrification rate is almost 90 %, compared to 20 % in rural areas and a national average of 68 % [ 43 ].

How slow is the development of hydroelectric production in Cameroon?

This study highlighted through Fig. 9 a relative slowness in the development of hydroelectric production in Cameroon since 1945. Even with the commissioning of the 420 MW Nachtigal power plant currently under construction, the level of installed capacity in Cameroon will hardly reach 5 %.

What is the total hydropower capacity in Cameroon?

The total hydropower generation capacity in Cameroon is currently 720 MW and is distributed as follows: The first phase of development of the run-of-the-river hydropower plant at Edea occurred between 1949 and 1953, when EDEA I was constructed and equipped with three units of 11.5 MW each.

How many MW is the memve'ele power plant in Cameroon?

The total installed capacity of the plant is 384 MW. Song-Loulou and Edea are connected to the Southern Interconnected Grid of Cameroon. The Memve'ele power plant was constructed on the Ntem River in the southern region of Cameroon.