The construction project of the Chollet dam located between Cameroon and the Congo has just reached an important stage, following the signing of the concession agreement between the two governments and the builder, in this case, the Chinese firm China Gezhouba. Group (CGGC). The Chinese company now has free rein to conduct the environmental and social impact study confirming the directions taken in October 2020 by the Inter-State Steering Committee of this structuring energy project.
The international public call for expression of interest (APMI) launched in 2019, of which CGGC is the successful tenderer, specifies that after this phase, the construction and commissioning of the hydroelectric dam with a capacity of 600 Megawatts (MW) will follow. whose delivery model is the Built Operate Transfer (BOT). According to sources, Cameroon and Congo, who initially planned to build this dam on “own funds”, had to give up because of the difficult economic context.
This infrastructure estimated between 350-670 billion FCFA (700 million dollars) will improve the electricity supply between the two countries but also serve the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), in particular the Central African Republic and Gabon.
The structure, which will mainly consist of a dam 108 m high, forming an 85 m waterfall leaning against the Dja river, will also have two power lines to supply the two countries. The interconnection in the sub-region is supported by financial institutions like the African Development Bank (AfDB).
After the signing of the memorandum of understanding on October 28, 2010 between Cameroon and the Congo, the Chollet dam is behind schedule, which has also motivated the replacement of the Sinohydro company previously retained to conduct the works. A delay that makes its entry into service by 2025 hypothetical.
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