The Nachtigal hydroelectric plant development
Project
- Location
- Nachtigal – Cameroun
- Type
- Engineered structure
As the leader of a consortium including several NGE subsidiaries, SGTM (the Moroccan partner) and BESIX (a Belgian construction company), NGE Contracting is responsible for designing and building a hydroelectric plant on the Sanaga River in Nachtigal, Cameroon.
A construction so big it is divided in 3 separate areas :
Upstream will be located a dam, a water removal system, and a water inlet.
Downstream will be found the hydroelectric plant, an exit waterway and another water inlet.
In between there will be a 3.3 km long flume which goal will be to provide a controlled flow of water to the plant.
The key figures
of the project
57
months of work
months of work
400 000
m3 of rolled compacted concrete
m3 of rolled compacted concrete
3.3 km
of canal with a flow rate capacity of 980 m³ per second
of canal with a flow rate capacity of 980 m³ per second
Challenges