Edea is a 278.5MW hydro power project. It is located on Sanaga river/basin in Littoral, Cameroon. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1949 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1953.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 278.5 | 278.5 | – | Active | Littoral, Cameroon |
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Description
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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.
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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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