CMR

Lagdo — 80 MW Hydroelectric

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Lagdo is a 80 MW hydro power plant located in Cameroon. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1982

Year online

Owner
Electricity Development Corporation

Operator

Location
9.06, 13.69

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in Cameroon
#2,574
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,117
largest worldwide
1982
2 yrs older than avg
2
operated by Electricity Development Corporation
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
1982
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricity Development Corporation
Country
CMR
Coordinates
9.059, 13.688

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,728 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
538,214 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,463
cars / year
897
homes / year
305,804
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Lagdo is an 80 MW hydroelectric power plant in Cameroon.

Ranked #3 of 3 hydro plants in Cameroon. Its 80 MW represents 12.69% of Cameroon’s total hydro capacity of 630 MW. The largest hydro plant in Cameroon is Song Loulou at 396 MW, making Lagdo 4.95 times smaller.

The nearest plant within 50 km is Garoua (16 MW, Oil). Lagdo is situated in the North Region of Cameroon, near the city of Garoua.

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