Cameroon: Foundation stone laid for Lom Pangar
Issue 351
- 28 Jul 2017
| 1 minute read
Cameroon officially launched the construction works for the 30MW Lom Pangar hydroelectric project on 17 July, with the laying of the foundation stone by African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina. The $70m project, which is being developed by the Electricity Development Corporation with co-financing from the AfDB, the Agence Française de Développement, the World Bank, the Development Bank of the Central African States and the European Investment Bank, in the eastern département of Lom-et-Djerem, is expected to be completed within 30 months.
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