Nachtigal Hydroelectricity Project : Works Progress On Unreversed Gear

Construction works to build the country’s biggest hydroelectricity dam are well on course, Cameroon Tribune has observed. On a recent field visit to the project site in the locality of Ndokoa in Batchenga subdivision in the Lekie Division, the site was as busy as a beehive. At the site, the air was filled with sounds of bulldozers, front head loaders, graders, compactors and other heavy-duty construction machineries. On hand are over 300 workers, a mix of engineers, technicians and general labourers, carrying out grading and surfacing of the area to host the power plant and a temporal lodging facility.
Its mid-day and all workers have vacated the site for an hour break. They assemble at a makeshift canteen, just close to the highway linking Batchenga and Mbanjock. Some catch a nap while others are busy replenishing lost calories after the morning shift of work. Valarie Medje, one of the essential staff of CCN construction, told Cameroon Tribune the construction site has been divided into 11 zones, of which five are active. He cited specifically the temporary lodging facility, workshop and quarry. Valarie disclosed that on a daily basis, they work so hard in the execution of the project as they have no time to waste. “We shall soon be completing the clearing and surfacing in order to move on with the project,” he said.
According to Augusto Soares dos Reis, General Manager of the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC), the progress of work will continue to take an unreversed gear until its completion and commissioning by 2023. The General Manager confirmed to Cameroon Tribune that financing for the project, circa FCFA 800 billion, is on hand and as such no worry over funds. Augustos noted that the Nachtigal HEP proje...