Edea is a 154.2 MW hydro power station in Littoral, Cameroon. It is operated by Republic of Cameroon [5%]; Eneo employees [5%]; Actis Group [51%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 154k homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 12 Cameroon power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1953, it is around 73 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 72.0% of Cameroon's electricity; the national grid averages 226 gCO₂/kWh (73.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023031.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 276 MW for Edea hydroelectric plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000600387; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as run-of-river. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Cameroon hydro capacity
- 24.8% of 622 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated hydro plants in Cameroon are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Cameroon
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Republic of Cameroon [5%]; Eneo employees [5%]; Actis Group [51%].
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 3.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest hydro power plant of 3 in Cameroon by capacity.
Cameroon has 3 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 622 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Dibabmba power station · Oil · 88 MW · Douala
- Song Loulou · Hydro · 396 MW · Littoral
- Douala Bassa · Oil · 14.1 MW · Littoral
- Douala power station · Gas · 150 MW · Littoral
- Bekoko power station · Gas · 350 MW · Littoral
- Kribi · Gas · 216 MW · South Province
Location
Coordinates 3.8127, 10.1278 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Edea?
Edea is a 154.2 MW hydro power plant in Littoral, Cameroon, commissioned in 1953.
Who operates Edea?
Edea is operated by Republic of Cameroon [5%]; Eneo employees [5%]; Actis Group [51%].