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Nachtigal Hydroelectric Power Station

Nachtigal, Cameroon

The 1544th largest power station in the world

420 MW · Capacity

The Nachtigal Hydroelectric Power Station is a 420 megawatt run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station under development in Cameroon across the Sanaga River, which harnesses the energy of the Nachtigal Falls. The development rights were granted to Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC), a company owned by a consortium comprising (a) Électricité de France (b) International Finance Corporation and (c) the Government of Cameroon. A 35-year power purchase agreement is in place, between Eneo Cameroon S.A. and NHPC.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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