Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon

Currently, households in the East Region of Cameroon (ERoC) depend solely on fossil-fueled plants to meet their energy needs. Fossil fuel-based sources are a major drain on public finance in addition to being a key contributor to the increase in carbon footprints. Alternatively, the ERoC is blessed...

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Autores principales:	Dieudonné Kaoga Kidmo, Bachirou Bogno, Kodji Deli, Jean Luc Dit Bouerdjila Nsouandele, Michel Aillerie
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Hydrologic data Hydropower Flow rate Power Hydroelectric plant East Region Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc83f6f0c3814abcb68094801c0e85b22021-11-18T04:49:26ZProspects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon2352-484710.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.062https://doaj.org/article/bc83f6f0c3814abcb68094801c0e85b22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721005278https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847Currently, households in the East Region of Cameroon (ERoC) depend solely on fossil-fueled plants to meet their energy needs. Fossil fuel-based sources are a major drain on public finance in addition to being a key contributor to the increase in carbon footprints. Alternatively, the ERoC is blessed with a hydropower potential estimated at around 620.37 MW, with a production potential of 5.36 TWh per year. However, despite its favorable candidates’ sites, hydropower resources are yet to be harnessed in the ERoC. Hence, the need for a thorough assessment of hydropower potential is necessary in order to increase stakeholders’ awareness and interest in attractive hydropower resources. This paper evaluates and highlights the hydropower potential of seven selected locations in the ERoC and contributes to constituting a database for the stakeholders of the hydropower resources for electricity generation. Specifically, hydrological data, mean flow rates and mean volume contributions on each site’s river basin are explored. Furthermore, the present work highlights optimal regulation ratios, nominal flow rates, producible energy, investment costs as well as other useful parameters for projected hydropower plants for the seven selected locations in the ERoC. The results display a cumulative projected capacity of 582 MW, of which 19 MW from Zoukoumanbale, 18 MW from Colomines, 53 MW from Zoulabot, 297 MW from Nki falls, 129 MW from Yenga, 35 MW from Bangue and 124 MW from Ngoila. Moreover, 3 929 GWh are projected cumulative producible energy for the selected locations. Investment costs estimates of hydroelectric plants range between 2 964 € per kW (for Colomines) and 3 002 € per kW (for Bangue).Dieudonné Kaoga KidmoBachirou BognoKodji DeliJean Luc Dit Bouerdjila NsouandeleMichel AillerieElsevierarticleHydrologic dataHydropowerFlow ratePowerHydroelectric plantEast RegionElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENEnergy Reports, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 780-797 (2021)
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topic	Hydrologic data Hydropower Flow rate Power Hydroelectric plant East Region Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971
spellingShingle	Hydrologic data Hydropower Flow rate Power Hydroelectric plant East Region Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Dieudonné Kaoga Kidmo Bachirou Bogno Kodji Deli Jean Luc Dit Bouerdjila Nsouandele Michel Aillerie Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
description	Currently, households in the East Region of Cameroon (ERoC) depend solely on fossil-fueled plants to meet their energy needs. Fossil fuel-based sources are a major drain on public finance in addition to being a key contributor to the increase in carbon footprints. Alternatively, the ERoC is blessed with a hydropower potential estimated at around 620.37 MW, with a production potential of 5.36 TWh per year. However, despite its favorable candidates’ sites, hydropower resources are yet to be harnessed in the ERoC. Hence, the need for a thorough assessment of hydropower potential is necessary in order to increase stakeholders’ awareness and interest in attractive hydropower resources. This paper evaluates and highlights the hydropower potential of seven selected locations in the ERoC and contributes to constituting a database for the stakeholders of the hydropower resources for electricity generation. Specifically, hydrological data, mean flow rates and mean volume contributions on each site’s river basin are explored. Furthermore, the present work highlights optimal regulation ratios, nominal flow rates, producible energy, investment costs as well as other useful parameters for projected hydropower plants for the seven selected locations in the ERoC. The results display a cumulative projected capacity of 582 MW, of which 19 MW from Zoukoumanbale, 18 MW from Colomines, 53 MW from Zoulabot, 297 MW from Nki falls, 129 MW from Yenga, 35 MW from Bangue and 124 MW from Ngoila. Moreover, 3 929 GWh are projected cumulative producible energy for the selected locations. Investment costs estimates of hydroelectric plants range between 2 964 € per kW (for Colomines) and 3 002 € per kW (for Bangue).
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author	Dieudonné Kaoga Kidmo Bachirou Bogno Kodji Deli Jean Luc Dit Bouerdjila Nsouandele Michel Aillerie
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title	Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
title_short	Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
title_full	Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
title_fullStr	Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed	Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon
title_sort	prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the east region of cameroon
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Prospects of hydropower for electricity generation in the East Region of Cameroon

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