Today is the first anniversary of the commissioning of the Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (PCH) of Mbakaou Carrière (1.49 MW) & associated power lines, in Cameroon, carried by IED INVEST CAMEROON, as project developer and IPP - Independent Power Producer.

Indeed, the final acceptance of the facilities of the PCH of Mbakaou took place on March 09, 2022, marking the beginning of its commercial operation period, and after the successful test phase, the commissioning and the probationary march of the plant which was inaugurated on April 14, 2022.  

This first year of its operation is marked by an availability rate of 99% and an optimum quality of service to users. With a production capacity of 1.49 MW, the electricity generated by the Mbakaou power plant benefits neighboring localities, thus allowing the development of income-generating activities and improving the daily lives of the inhabitants.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND LONG LIVE THE PLANT!

The equipment of the first biomass gasification plant built by IED Invest in Benin is currently being transported to the site.

The cashew hull gasification system and the two generators for the TOLARO self-production plant left the manufacturing workshops in Cambodia at the end of January to make a long cargo trip to Benin !

IED Invest's technical team visited the site at the beginning of February to prepare the equipment assembly site and manage the interfaces with the company that is finalizing the civil works.

The installation of the first equipment is scheduled for the end of March, for commissioning of the plant at the beginning of May 2023.

This project, co-financed by the OCEF facility of MCA-Benin 2, aims to transform agro-industrial waste into electricity to meet the needs of the plant, and thus improve the competitiveness of the local processing sector and limit its impact on the environment.

The Agrogazelec project  carried out with the support of the FFEM facilitated the adaptation of the technology to the cashew hull, and made it possible to train TOLARO agents on the Sra Em power plant operated by IED Invest in Cambodia.

As part of its activities and the PIRECT project initiated by the World Bank, IED was requested by the SNE (National Electricity Company) of Chad to carry out studies and supervision concerning the distribution component of the PIRECT project. This project concerns the densification, extension, rehabilitation and modernization of the distribution network in the city of N'Djamena and includes the following activities:

• Network studies
• Preliminary Design Studies Summary and Detailed Design
• DAO preparations
• Procurement support
• Supervision of the work
• Implementation of a GIS
• NES Capacity Building Program

An IED team composed of 7 electrical network engineers carried out the start-up mission from 10/01 to 20/01/2023.The objective of this mission was to collect the data necessary to carry out the project studies. The teams were able to collect, for example, geographical data concerning the location of MV lines and substations, plots, meter data, operating plan of the city's MV network, etc. Thanks to the SNE whose welcome and availability to the IED teams were irreproachable.

On the occasion of the festivities celebrating nomadic cultures, particularly the Tuareg culture, the Nigerian authorities inaugurated in early December 2022 in the heart of the Aïr mountain range located 1200 km away from Niamey, the new hybrid power plant of Iférouane (360 kWp solar, batteries and diesel).

The Nigerian Electricity Company, NIGELEC, project owner, with the financial support of the World Bank, is leading the solar hybridization project of 15 diesel power plants supplying so far isolated localities, adding to a total of 6.1 MWp of solar production.

 The project also includes works to extend the medium and low voltage networks to cover all the populations of these localities. IED and its local partner CEH-SIDI, provide expertise to Nigelec on the different phases of the project: selection and contracting of EPC companies, validation of execution files, performance of  works, acceptance and operation.