The technical restructuring increases the overall capacity of the infrastructure to 95 megawatts, consisting of a 55-megawatt hydroelectric block and a 40-megawatt photovoltaic solar component. The resizing of the future complex aims to address the chronic shortage of energy supply in the Northern Interconnected Network (RIN), a territorial space penalized by the narrowness of the Lagdo dam's production despite the contribution of the thermal and solar power plants in Maroua and Guider.

The update of the engineering parameters follows the transfer of operating rights to Savannah Energy in 2023, the British multinational having succeeded the Chinese firm Sinohydro Corporation Limited, whose initial project, awarded in 2013, had stalled for financial reasons. To mobilize the necessary resources for the execution of the works, the new operator is deploying a financing scheme based on the programmed sale of 50% of its assets to future institutional partners. On the sidelines of the roundtable negotiations with the funders, the settlement of the social debt recorded a significant advance between June 26 and 29, 2026. A total financial allocation of 985 million CFA francs was distributed to the populations of 19 villages in the Ngan-Ha district, putting an end to a decade-long wait following the initial land surveys.

The final viability of the Bini Warak complex relies on the ability of the new public-private partnership formula to secure the required foreign direct investments for the current transportation infrastructure. The technological hybridization allows for smoothing the daily production curve by compensating for the seasonal decreases in river flow with maximum sunlight in the northern zones. The integration of the additional power into the interconnection network remains essential to secure the supply of the transformation units in Adamaoua, the North, and the Far North, thus reducing the dependence of companies on particularly costly thermal self-generation sources.


Nlend Flore

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