Edea is a 278.5MW hydro power project. It is located on Sanaga river/basin in Littoral, Cameroon. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1949 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1953. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Eneo Cameroon.
Edea is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 6.573 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 25.1m. Edea underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2006-2011. The project generated 1,430 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1949 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1953.
Contractors involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 1 unit of kaplan turbine with 12.5MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of kaplan turbines, each with 17MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 5 units of kaplan turbines, each with 21.5MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of kaplan turbines, each with 21.9MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project.
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