Cameroon Advances Mbakaou Hydro-Solar Project with CFA1.45 Billion in Detailed Studies

Cameroon Advances Mbakaou Hydro-Solar Project with CFA1.45 Billion in Detailed Studies Cameroon’s Electricity Development Corporation (EDC) has moved the proposed Mbakaou hydro-solar complex into a more detailed stage of preparation, with CFA1.45 billion budgeted for studies that will help define the design of a project previously presented at about 400 MW. The state-owned company launched two restricted national tenders on Aug. 12, 2026, for investigations required to prepare the project’s detailed design. The studies will examine the geological, geotechnical, topographic and bathymetric conditions around the Mbakaou reservoir dam in Cameroon’s Adamawa region. The tenders come nearly a year after EDC…