In order to ensure the continuity of electricity supply and prevent structural strains on generation capacity, the Cameroon Electricity Corporation (Socadel) has launched two tenders with a cumulative provisional amount of 52.622 billion FCFA including tax.


The procurement strategy adopted by the power operator falls within a logic of operational anticipation in the face of climate hazards and grid balancing constraints. The largest envelope, estimated at 36.715 billion FCFA for an execution period of fifteen months, concerns the purchase of HFO 3500 heavy fuel oil destined for the major thermal hubs of Limbe, Dibamba, Oyomabang, and Logbaba. Contractual volumes provide for a floor of 35,327 metric tons, potentially rising to an indicative ceiling of 70,653 metric tons, depending on the dispatch rate of the interconnected grid.

The second component of this budgetary programming allocates 15.907 billion FCFA to the supply of LFO diesel for 29 secondary thermal plants, divided into seven regional lots. Nearly 60% of this envelope, or 9.519 billion FCFA, is earmarked for strategic facilities in the Far North (Djamboutou, Guider, Kousseri, and Maroua). This volume, potentially reaching 17.87 million liters, reflects Socadel's determination to offset the hydroelectric generation deficit in the Benue basin during severe low-water periods at the Lagdo dam. This fuel security operation is coupled with a concurrent program to expand thermal capacity by an additional 10 MW at the Djamboutou, Maroua, and Ngaoundere sites, representing a complementary investment estimated at 9.361 billion FCFA.

To guarantee the regularity and reliability of deliveries, Socadel imposes strict financial and logistical conditions on potential awardees. On the diesel segment, executable over a short four-month period, selected suppliers must fully pre-finance purchase, storage, and transport operations to the power plants, without benefiting from a mobilization advance from the public buyer. Regarding the heavy fuel oil market, bidders must demonstrate a minimum bank financing capacity of 5 billion FCFA, show an average annual turnover of at least 10 billion FCFA over the last three fiscal years, and justify a permanent physical stock of at least 4,000 metric tons. Bid submissions run until November 3, 2026.


Nlend Flore

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