Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Nachtigal Hydro Power Project for Cameroon is to increase the availability of renewable energy power and leverage private finance for the project. The Project Company (under Local Loan Guarantee) will covenant, among other things, that it will: (i) use the proceeds of the disbursements under the IBRD-Guaranteed Loan Facility exclusively for the Project and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the IBRD-Guaranteed Loan... Show More

Development Objective

The Project development objective is to increase the availability of renewable e nergy power and leverage private finance for the Nachtigal Hydropower Project.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P157734
Status
Active
Team Leader
Ahmed Ousman Abani , Patrice Caporossi, Olayinka Edebiri
Borrower 2
Government of Cameroon

Country
Cameroon
Disclosure Date
April 23, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 19, 2018
Effective Date
N/A

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 1120.00 million
Implementing Agency
Nachtigal Hydro Power Company
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 430.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
December 19, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change100%
- FY17 - Mitigation100%
FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Access to Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Efficiency100%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships100%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IBRD Guarantee	300.00
Bilateral Agencies (unidentified)	150.00
Borrower/Recipient	70.00
Foreign Multilateral Institutions (unidentified)	280.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	N/A

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	430.00
Total Project Cost**	1120.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 1, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	633,366.20
May 24, 2022	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	115,121.75
Dec 19, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	21.88
Dec 19, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	21.88
Dec 19, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	39,375.00
Dec 19, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	39,375.00
Nov 10, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	21.35
Nov 10, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	21.35
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	704,073.30
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	704,073.30
May 24, 2022	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	115,121.75
May 24, 2022	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	643,831.75
May 24, 2022	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	643,831.75
Dec 19, 2022	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	679,865.25
Nov 28, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	118,282.25
Nov 28, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	463,893.97
Nov 28, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	463,893.97
Nov 19, 2020	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	127,258.50
May 18, 2020	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	496,322.47
May 18, 2020	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	116,229.00
May 18, 2020	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	116,229.00
May 20, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	2,627.88
May 20, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	2,627.88
May 21, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	117,193.50
May 21, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	117,193.50
May 21, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	391,679.00
Nov 19, 2020	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	581,804.94
Nov 19, 2020	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	581,804.94
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	637,259.44
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	637,259.44
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	8,087.80
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	8,087.80
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	0.24
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	0.24
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	128,359.80
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	128,359.80
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	2,876.20
May 18, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	2,876.20
May 18, 2020	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	496,322.47
Dec 19, 2022	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	679,865.25
Dec 20, 2022	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	114,412.25
Dec 20, 2022	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	114,412.25
May 6, 2024	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	21.54
May 6, 2024	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	21.54
May 6, 2024	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	43.09
May 6, 2024	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	43.09
May 20, 2024	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	732,995.90
May 20, 2024	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	732,995.90
May 20, 2024	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	420,685.97
May 20, 2024	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	420,685.97
Jun 1, 2024	IBRD-G2640	Loan Cancel	2,634,597.00
May 18, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	116,239.62
May 18, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	116,239.62
May 18, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	739,724.40
May 18, 2023	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	739,724.40
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	116,766.04
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	116,766.04
Nov 10, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	21.35
Nov 10, 2023	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	21.35
Dec 1, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	121,706.13
Dec 1, 2021	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	121,706.13
Dec 1, 2021	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	633,366.20
May 21, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	391,679.00
May 20, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	7,389.53
May 20, 2019	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	7,389.53
Nov 28, 2019	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	118,282.25
Dec 23, 2018	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	638,629.56
Dec 23, 2018	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	638,629.56
Dec 20, 2018	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	795,908.60
Dec 20, 2018	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	795,908.60
Dec 20, 2018	IBRD-G2640	Fee Charges	1,274,390.40
Dec 20, 2018	IBRD-G2640	Int Charges	1,274,390.40
Dec 22, 2018	IBRD-G2630	Fee Charges	353,972.12
Dec 22, 2018	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	353,972.12
Jul 19, 2018	IBRD-G2600	Loan Commitment	300,000,000.00
Nov 19, 2020	IBRD-G2630	Int Charges	127,258.50

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-03-01
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-03-01
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-03-01
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-03-01
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-03-01
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-03-01

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Generation capacity of energy constructed or rehabilitated Value 0.00 0.00 420.00
Date December 24, 2018 February 14, 2024 November 29, 2024
Comment
Additional operating net capacity available (MW) Value 0.00 0.00 400.00
Date December 24, 2018 February 14, 2024 November 29, 2024
Comment

Private cumulative Capital Mobilized for the Nachtigal Hydropower Project (EUR million), of which from cumulative local sources (EUR million equivalent)	Value	0 (0)	321 (144)	351.6 (161.6)
	Date	December 24, 2018	February 14, 2024	August 20, 2023
	Comment

Avoided global GHG emissions (teqCO2) Value 0.00 0.00 836000.00
Date December 24, 2018 February 14, 2024 November 29, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Construction of the civil works (% of progress) Value 0 93.6% 100%
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 September 30, 2024
Comment
Supply, erection and commissioning of equipment (% of progress) Value 0% 87.8% 100%
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 September 30, 2024
Comment
Construction of the transmission line (% progress) Value 0% 100% 100%
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 August 20, 2023
Comment
Implementation of the ESMP (% progress or milestones) Value 0% 95% 100%
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 September 30, 2024
Comment
Trial run results of the Nachtigal hydropower Project meet owner's performance targets (yes/no) Value No No Yes
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 September 30, 2024
Comment
Project related grievances registered under the Project grievance redress mechanism and addressed (percentage) Value 0% 86% 100%
Date December 24, 2018 December 29, 2023 September 30, 2024
Comment

Generation capacity of energy constructed or rehabilitated	Value	0.00	0.00	420.00
	Date	December 24, 2018	February 14, 2024	November 29, 2024
	Comment

Avoided global GHG emissions (teqCO2)	Value	0.00	0.00	836000.00
	Date	December 24, 2018	February 14, 2024	November 29, 2024
	Comment

Construction of the civil works (% of progress)	Value	0	93.6%	100%
	Date	December 24, 2018	December 29, 2023	September 30, 2024
	Comment

Supply, erection and commissioning of equipment (% of progress)	Value	0%	87.8%	100%
	Date	December 24, 2018	December 29, 2023	September 30, 2024
	Comment

Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS