Lom Pangar Dam

Lom Pangar Dam
Location of Lom Pangar Dam in Cameroon
Country	Cameroon
Location	Bertoua
Coordinates	5°22′16.87″N 13°30′44.67″E
Purpose	Power, river regulation
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2012
Opening date	2017
Construction cost	US$195.69 million
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, center section gravity dam
Impounds	Lom River
Height	46 m (151 ft)
Length	1,278 m (4,193 ft)[1]
Width (crest)	7 m (23 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	6,000×10^^6 m^3 (4,900,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	540 km^2 (210 sq mi)[2]
Turbines	4 x 7.5 MW (10,100 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity	30 MW (40,000 hp)[3]

The Lom Pangar Dam is an embankment dam with a center gravity dam section currently under construction on the Lom River about 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of Bertoua in the East Region of Cameroon. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) downstream of the Lom River's confluence with the Pangar River and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) upstream of where the Lom joins the Sanaga River. The dam's purpose is to produce hydroelectric power and regulate water flows along the Sanaga River. It is potentially part of a larger dam cascade on the Sanaga.[4]

Funding and development

The African Development Bank issued a US$71.1 million loan for the project in November 2011.[5] The World Bank also approved a US$132 million loan in March 2012, and the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, laid the foundation stone for the dam on 3 August 2012.[6] The European Investment Bank approved a US$39 million loan in October of the same year.[7] China International Water & Electric Corporation is constructing the dam and power plant. A coffer dam to divert the river around the dam foundation was completed in July 2013.[8] The project was completed in 2017.[9]

See also

• List of power stations in Cameroon

References

1. "Lom Pangar Hydropower Project". China International Water and Electric Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
2. "Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Project Environmental and social assessment (ESA)" (PDF). Electricity Development Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
3. "Lom Pangar Hydropower Project" (PDF). Project Information Document. World Bank. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
4. "PROJECT Lom Pangar Hydropower Project". World Bank. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
5. "Work begins on Cameroon's 30-MW Lom Pangar". HydroWorld. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
6. "World Bank Approves Cameroon's Lom Pangar Dam Project to Boost Economic Growth and Provide More Reliable Power for Up to Five Million People". World Bank. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
7. "EIB to fund Cameroon's Lom Pangar hydro project". ESI-Africa. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
8. "Successful Water Bypass at Lom Pangar Dam". Business in Cameroon. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
9. "Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Project" (PDF). African Development Fund. World Bank. Retrieved 18 February 2014.