Cameroon Selects Chinese-Ghanaian Consortium for $312 Million Gas Power Plant
Cameroon has selected Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd to build the Limbe combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and associated infrastructure in the country’s southwest. The announcement on August 20 ends a decade-long search for a partner after earlier attempts with other firms stalled.
The project, structured as a public-private partnership, will cost an estimated CFA 176 billion ($312 million). The Cameroonian government will provide 26 billion CFA francs (15%), while Sunon Asogli and China Energy will fund the remaining balance. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and conclude in 2029, delivering 350 megawatts of capacity.
The new plant is expected to ease supply deficits in the southwest, coastal, and western regions and help Cameroon reach its 2030 target of 5,000 megawatts of installed capacity. With about 2,000 megawatts currently installed, demand far outstrips supply, constraining industrial growth and limiting electrification.
By turning to gas-fired generation, the government aims to stabilize baseload supply while reducing dependence on hydropower, which has been vulnerable to climate variability. For Sunon Asogli, which operates gas plants in Ghana, and China Energy, a major global contractor, the project deepens their West African footprint.
Source: dabafinance.com
