Lom Pangar Dam Explained

Lom Pangar Dam
Location Map:Cameroon
Coordinates:5.3714°N 13.5124°W
Country:Cameroon
Location:Bertoua
Purpose:Power, river regulation
Status:UC
Construction Began:2012
Opening:2017
Cost:US$195.69 million
Dam Type:Embankment, center section gravity dam
Dam Crosses:Lom River
Dam Length:1278m (4,193feet)[1]
Dam Height:46m (151feet)
Dam Width Crest:7m (23feet)
Res Capacity Total:6000e6m3
Res Surface:540km2[2]
Plant Turbines:4 x 7.5MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:30MW[3]

The Lom Pangar Dam is an embankment dam with a center gravity dam section currently under construction on the Lom River about north of Bertoua in the East Region of Cameroon. It is located about downstream of the Lom River's confluence with the Pangar River and about upstream of where the Lom joins the Sanaga River. The dam's purpose is to produce hydroelectric power and regulate water flows along the Sanaga River. It is potentially part of a larger dam cascade on the Sanaga.[4]

Funding and development

The African Development Bank issued a US$71.1 million loan for the project in November 2011.[5] The World Bank also approved a US$132 million loan in March 2012, and the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, laid the foundation stone for the dam on 3 August 2012.[6] The European Investment Bank approved a US$39 million loan in October of the same year.[7] China International Water & Electric Corporation is constructing the dam and power plant. A coffer dam to divert the river around the dam foundation was completed in July 2013.[8] The project was completed in 2017.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. China International Water and Electric Corporation. 18 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630133118/http://english.cwe.cn/show.aspx?id=1940&cid=75. 30 June 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Project Environmental and social assessment (ESA). Electricity Development Corporation. 18 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918213149/http://edc-cameroon.org/IMG/pdf/sde/English%20Summary%20v1%20100311.pdf. 18 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Project Information Document. World Bank. 18 February 2014.
  4. Web site: PROJECT Lom Pangar Hydropower Project . World Bank . 18 February 2014.
  5. News: Work begins on Cameroon's 30-MW Lom Pangar. 18 February 2014 . HydroWorld. 15 August 2012.
  6. News: World Bank Approves Cameroon's Lom Pangar Dam Project to Boost Economic Growth and Provide More Reliable Power for Up to Five Million People . 18 February 2014 . World Bank. 27 March 2012.
  7. Web site: EIB to fund Cameroon's Lom Pangar hydro project . ESI-Africa. 18 February 2014. 4 October 2012.
  8. News: Successful Water Bypass at Lom Pangar Dam . 18 February 2014. Business in Cameroon. 24 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Project . African Development Fund . World Bank. 18 February 2014.