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Power Plants in Cameroon

Cameroon has 14 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 113th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating and 8 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.6 GW across 6 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Grand Eweng hydroelectric plant (1.8 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2), Actis Group (2) and Eneo employees (2) — Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co alone is named on 14% of them. Half of Cameroon's power plants in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Edea hydroelectric plant, dating from 1953. 8 are in the pipeline, led by Grand Eweng hydroelectric plant (1.8 GW), under construction. They account for 34% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Cameroon.

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14
Power Plant in Cameroon
#113
of 155 countries
1.6 GW
Operating capacity
8
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Cameroon

Who owns Cameroon's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2013 · oldest Edea hydroelectric plant (1953) · newest Nachtigal hydroelectric plant (2025) · 5 of 14 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Cameroon?
OverWatts maps 14 power plants in Cameroon — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 113th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Cameroon?
Grand Eweng hydroelectric plant, at 1.8 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Cameroon's power plants have?
About 1.6 GW operating across 6 plants, with a further 5.5 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Cameroon?
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 14 (14%). Next are Actis Group (2), Eneo employees (2) and Infinity (2).
How old are Cameroon's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2013, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Edea hydroelectric plant (1953); 2 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Cameroon?
8 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Grand Eweng hydroelectric plant (1.8 GW), Infinity Power (Cameroon) solar farms (1.0 GW) and Infinity Power (Cameroon) wind farms (1.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Cameroon

Cement Plant 9Iron Ore Mine 7LNG Terminal 6Oil & Gas Field 3Interconnector 1Chemical Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335