Cameroon: Nachtigal dam contract
Issue 375
- 31 Aug 2018
| 1 minute read
A consortium of Belgium’s Besix, France’s NGE and Morocco’s Société Générale des Travaux du Maroc has won a contract from Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC) to design and build the 420MW Nachtigal dam on the Sanaga River. Besix said the contract involved designing and building a dam up to 2km long and 14 metres high in roller-compacted concrete, and a 3km supply canal, as well as civil engineering works for the hydroelectric power plant with seven 60MW turbines and water intake facilities.
Don't have an account?
Register for access to our free content
An account also allows you to view selected free articles, set up news alerts,
search our African Energy Live Data power projects database and view project locations on our interactive map
Register