Cameroon: EDF signs contract for Nachtigal hydro

Water and energy minister Basile Atangana Kouna signed a production concession contract with EDF on 10 July, giving the company full rights to develop the Nachtigal hydro project. “This agreement is a significant step because this right that we are given by the government gives us the certainty that we have all opportunities to develop the project,” said EDF international development director Edouard Dahomé. He said initial technical studies for the project were almost complete. “We are straight on the path that we have designed, which spells out that, by the end of 2015 and beginning 2016, we will be able to take the final investment decision for the project.