Author(s)

Elie Bertrand Kengne Signe^1,2*, Lyse Vanessa Ngansop Tchatchouang^1,2, Pierre Pokem¹, Paule Alexandrine Ekoube^1,2, Lucien Meva’a², Jean Nganhou²

¹Center of Research on Renewable Energy, Institute for Geological and Mining Research, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
²National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

The state of Cameroon, faced with the situation the electricity deficits, is promoting the development of renewable energies in general and to meet rural electrification needs in particular. The purpose of this work is to study the feasibility of the MHP of Batcheu, to show its contribution to sustainable development in this locality and to prove that it is a profitable project. After study, it appears that the waterfall of Batcheu is favourable to the establishment of a MHP with an installed power of 260 kW with an operating diagram corresponding to a Francis turbine. Given that it is a renewable energy that can supply more than 800 households in rural areas, its contribution to sustainable development is obvious. Its investment cost is estimated at 171,465,396 FCFA. It is a profitable project with a payback time of 7 years and 2 months.

Micro Hydro Power, Sustainable Development, Rural Electrification

Signe, E. , Tchatchouang, L. , Pokem, P. , Ekoube, P. , Meva’a, L. and Nganhou, J. (2023) Micro Hydro Power Plant for Sustainable Energy in Rural Electrification: A Case Study in Cameroon. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 11, 34-43. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2023.116004.