Cameroon's electricity generation segment is characterized by the presence of several power plants. Electricity is produced from different primary energy sources, including hydraulic and thermal (natural gas, diesel, heavy fuel oil).
The production facilities include production units serving the South Interconnected Network (RIS), the North Interconnected Network (RIN) and isolated power plants (There were 25 isolated power plants in 2017 (ARSEL Activity Report, 2017)).
Map of power generation plants in Cameroon
Table 1: Thermal power stations isolated in February 2014
N° Centrales Combustible Nombre de groupes Puissance installée (kW) Année de mise en service 01 BANYO Diesel 3 1328 1980 02 BERTOUA Diesel 11 17600 1989 03 GAROUA-BOULAI Diesel 3 1128 1997 04 NGAOUNDAL Diesel 2 880 2003 05 TIBATI Diesel 4 1124 1981 06 TOUBORO Diesel 2 430 1983 07 BETARE OYA Diesel 3 500 1991 08 OLAMZE Diesel 3 196 09 AMBAM Diesel 5 1728 1976 10 BENGBIS Diesel 2 184 1998 11 LOMIE Diesel 3 617 1991 12 DJOUM Diesel 3 934 1998 13 MEYOMESSALA Diesel 3 1358 14 BAMENDJIN Diesel 1 53 15 CAMPO Diesel 2 253 1998 16 MAPE Diesel 4 1100 1993 17 MOUANK0 Diesel 3 480 1999 18 MUNDEMBA Diesel 3 445 19 NKONDJOCK Diesel 3 282 1997 20 YOKO Diesel 3 293 21 YOKADOUMA Diesel 3 984 1994 22 MOLOUNDOU Diesel 3 320 1983 23 KOUSSERI [1] Diesel 3 4400 1973 24 POLI Diesel 3 500 1980 25 TIGNERE Diesel 4 705 1982 26 MBAKAOU Diesel 2 160 1967 Total 84 37 982
Table 2: Thermal power plants connected to the RIS in August 2014
N° Centrales Combustible Nombre de groupes Capacité Installée (MW) Année de mise en service 01 LIMBE HFO 5 85 2004 02 LOGBABA LFO [2] 2 12 2007 03 BASSA 3 LFO 3 9 1979 04 OYOMABANG 1 HFO 3 18 2000 05 OYOMABANG 2 LFO 5 7,5 2002 06 BAFOUSSAM LFO 3 13 1986 TOTAL 23 144,5
Table 3: Emergency thermal power stations
N° Centrales Combustible Nombre de groupes Capacité Installée (MW) Année de mise en service 01 Mbalmayo LFO 9 10 2011 02 Ebolowa LFO 9 10 2011 03 Bamenda LFO 18 20 2011 04 Ahala [3] LFO 72 60 2012 TOTAL 108 100
Table 4: Hydroelectric power stations
N° Centrales Nombre de groupes Capacité installée (MW) Année de mise en service Observations 01 Song-loulou 8 388 1981-88 Dispose d’un bassin de modulation journalière 02 Edéa [4] 14 276,2 1950-55 Fil de l’eau 03 Lagdo 4 72 1983-84 Réservoir en tête TOTAL 26 736,2
Table 5: Independent producers
Opérateurs Lieu d’installation de la centrale Combustible Nombre de groupes Capacité installée (MW) Année de mise en service DPDC Dibamba HFO 8 86 2009 KPDC Kribi Gaz 13 216 2013 TOTAL 21 302[1] The city of Kousseri has been connected to the North interconnected network since the commissioning of the 30 kV line between Waza and Kousseri in November 2011.
[2] Plant built to operate with HFO but following an incident in April 2012, the plant is currently operating with LFO.
[3] The Ahala plant is a plant leased from the British company Aggreko but the process of acquisition by the State of Cameroon is underway.
[4] The construction of a new spillway in 2010 and the renovation of the Edéa 3 power plant increased the power plant's capacity by around 16MW.