Electricity: Socadel launches 44.54 billion FCFA tenders, including 9.36 billion for 10 MW in the North - Invest in Cameroon

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Energy Electricity: Socadel launches 44.54 billion FCFA tenders, including 9.36 billion for 10 MW in the North Comments - Tuesday, 13 October 2026 02:26 email facebook instagram linkedin twitter (Investing in Cameroon) - The Cameroonian Electricity Company (Socadel), which succeeded Eneo after its takeover by the State, has launched six tenders with a cumulative forecast of 44 billion FCFA. They are intended to strengthen electricity production in the Northern Interconnected Network (NIN) and supply its distribution network with equipment. The consultations, signed on October 4, 2026 and published on October 8 by the Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ARMP), include four international tenders for 34.16 billion CFA francs and two domestic tenders totalling 10.37 billion. Bids are expected on October 23. The production component includes 9.36 billion CFA francs to install 10 additional thermal megawatts (MW) in the RIN. This network serves the three northern regions of Cameroon, where electricity supply remains exposed to variations in Lagdo hydroelectric dam production during periods of low rainfall. The tender provides for the acquisition and installation of twelve containerized generators of 1,500 kilovoltampères (kVA) each. Six are to be installed at the Jamboutou power station, Garoua, to provide an additional 5 MW. Four others are intended to Maroua, for 3 MW, and Ngaoundéréfor 2 MW. Of the 9.36 billion FCFA planned, 8.59 billion will finance the purchase and installation of connection units and equipment. Civil works are estimated at 417.4 million FCFA and cooling and fire protection facilities at 357.8 million. The procedure is initiated as a matter of urgency. However, the maximum time allowed for the supply, installation and commissioning of the groups shall be five months from the notification of the service order. No operational date has yet been set in the notice. Eight additional megawatts expected from the rehabilitation of Socadel plants are also seeking to recover 8 MW of production capacity through the rehabilitation of already installed generators. A second call for tenders, estimated at 1.014 billion CFA francs, concerns the purchase of mechanical and electrical parts for the power plants in Jamboutou, Maroua, Ngaoundéré and Kousseri. Almost 799 million FCFA are reserved for Cummins groups of the first three plants, against 214.7 million for Caterpillar equipment of Kousseri. The two operations meet different needs: the 10 MW correspond to new installations, while the 8 MW must come from the rehabilitation of existing equipment. The second contract concerns only the supply of the parts necessary for this rehabilitation. More than 34 billion FCFA to replenish electricity stocks Distribution absorbs most of the consultations, with four international tenders totaling 34.16 billion FCFA. The most important, valued at 14.65 billion FCFA, concerns electrical cables, conductors and connection accessories. It includes medium-voltage underground and overhead cables, low-voltage cables and connection equipment. A second market, estimated at 9.37 billion FCFA, provides for the purchase of cut-off and protection equipment. The orders include 476 medium voltage cells for distribution installations, as well as circuit breakers, surge arresters and control cabinets. A third consultation, of 6.72 billion FCFA, concerns 709 distribution transformers and two medium-voltage autotransformers. Finally, 3.41 billion are planned for the purchase of 13,289 armaments of power lines, 5,092 rigid isolators and thousands of accessories necessary to equip medium-voltage overhead lines. These orders come as the company acknowledges, in a communication dedicated to its recovery, stock failures of equipment essential for the operation and maintenance of the network, including transformers and cables. The renewal of these stocks is one of the first actions of its emergency plan 2026-2027, valued at 107 billion FCFA. There is also the question of financing purchases. The six notices charge the expenses to Socadel's 2026 budget. The company announced on July 1 a banking mandate of 60 billion FCFA to finance its investments in the production, distribution and marketing of electricity. It then initiated a separate transaction of FCFA 200 billion to support its treasury and refinance bank and supplier debts. This funding remains subject to resource mobilization procedures. Socadel has not published a breakdown establishing which tenders would be covered by the $60 billion mandate. The final amount of the six consultations will depend, for its part, on the successful tenders and contracts actually awarded. Baudouin Enama Read also: 12-10-2026 - Socadel: prepaid covers 44.85% of subscribers, but its cash gains remain to be measured 09-10-2026 - Electricity: Socadel announces an emergency plan of 107 billion FCFA, without detailing its financing 29-09-2026 - Electricity: 16,000 smart meters to make public entities’ bills more reliable 19-09-2026 - Electricity: in Banyo, a 44 MW solar project is being developed alongside Socadel Follow’s hybridization program @investcameroun back to top

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