Status Under construction Height 46 m Construction cost 195.7 million USD | Opening date 2016 (est.) Surface area 540 km² Construction began 2012 | |
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Purpose Power, river regulation Similar Kribi Deep Sea Port, Centre climatique de Dscha, Kandadji Dam, Kouekong Stadium, Limbe Stadium | ||
The Lom Pangar Dam is an embankment dam with a center gravity dam section currently under construction on the Lom River about 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of Bertoua in the East Region of Cameroon. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) downstream of the Lom River's confluence with the Pangar River and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) upstream of where the Lom joins the Sanaga River. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power and to regulate water flows along the Sanaga River. It is potentially part of a larger dam cascade on the Sanaga.
Funding and development
The African Development Bank issued a US$71.1 million loan for the project in November 2011. The World Bank also approved a US$132 million loan March 2012 and the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, laid the foundation stone for the dam on 3 August 2012. The European Investment Bank approved a US$39 million loan in October of the same year. 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. The project is expected to be complete in March 2016.
