Nachtigal Dam Injects First 60 Megawatts into Cameroonian Power Grid

Cameroon’s Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, presided over the ceremony marking the injection of the first megawatts from the Nachtigal Dam today May 10. This step enables the injection of an additional 60 MW of energy into the Southern Interconnected Grid (RIS), covering seven out of Cameroon’s 10 regions. “The commissioning of the six other units will be done progressively, at a rate of one 60 MW unit per month, to achieve commercial operation of the plant by December 2024. By that date, all production capacities will be installed and operational. The plant will provide a power…