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Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station

Coordinates: 04°10′15.5″N 11°01′25″E / 4.170972°N 11.02361°E / 4.170972; 11.02361
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Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Cameroon
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Kikot Power Station
Placement on map is approximate
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Africa
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station (Africa)
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Earth
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station
Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station (Earth)
LocationKikot, Cameroon
Coordinates04°10′15.5″N 11°01′25″E / 4.170972°N 11.02361°E / 4.170972; 11.02361
Construction began2025 Expected
Opening date2030 Expected
Construction cost€991 million
Owner(s)Kikot Hydro Power Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damRCC Gravity dam
ImpoundsSanaga River
Power Station
Operator(s)Kikot Hydro Power Company
Commission date2030 Expected
Installed capacity500 MW

The Kikot Hydroelectric Power Station (KHPS), is a planned 500 megawatt run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station under development in Cameroon across the Sanaga River. The development rights were granted to Kikot Hydro Power Company (KHPC), a special purpose vehicle company (SPV), owned by Électricité de France and the Government of Cameroon. A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) is yet to be signed between Eneo Cameroon S.A. and KHPC.[1]

Location

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The dam lies across the Sanaga River, about 60 kilometres (37 mi), as the crow flies, north-west of Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon.[1] The road distance is about 147 kilometres (91 mi).[2] The power station would straddle Sanaga River across the border between the Littoral Region and the Centre Region of the country.[3]

Overview

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In November 2019, EDF signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Cameroon (GOC), to jointly build a power station, across the Sanaga River, downstream of the Nachtigal Hydroelectric Power Station with generation capacity between 450 and 700 megawatts. In June the MOU was upgraded to a development agreement between EDF and the GOC.[3][4]

According to EDF, the period between 2022 and 2024 is being used to form the SPV company, carry out environmental and feasibly studies, source funding and reach financial close and related milestones including signing the PPA. Construction would then start in 2025, with commercial commissioning expected in 2030.[1][3][4][5]

Ownership

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The power station is owned by the special purpose company named Kikot Hydro Power Company (KHPC). The table below illustrates the shareholding in KHPC.[1][6]

Shareholding In Kikot Hydro Power Company
Rank Shareholder Domicile Percentage Notes
1 Électricité de France France [1][6]
2 Government of Cameroon Cameroon [1][6]
Total

Construction costs

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The estimated costs for the dam and power plant is CFA 650 billion (approx. US$1.050 billion) also (approx. €991 billion) in October 2023. The World Bank Group, particularly the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are expected to be major funders in this project.[1][4]

Timeline and commissioning

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According to EDF construction is expected to commence in 2025. Commercial commissioning is expected in 2030.[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Jean Marie Takouleu (26 September 2023). "Cameroon: After Nachtigal, France's EDF is to build a new dam on the Sanaga river". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Yaounde, Cameroon And Kikot, Cameroon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d EDF Cameroon (September 2023). "Kikot hydroelectric scheme". EDF Cameroon. Yaounde, Cameroon. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c BIC (4 October 2022). "Cameroon: EDF counts on the World Bank to finance the Kikot dam". Business in Cameroon (BIC). Yaounde, Cameroon. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ Peter Nsoesie (September 2023). "Kikot Electricity project underway as Cameroon's Finance Minister meets Project Director". Cemac-Eco-Finance. Paris, France. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c TNA (September 2023). "Cameroon and EDF creates JV for the Kikot dam project". TrendsnAfrica (TNA). New Delhi, India. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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