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Lom Pangar Dam, Cameroon / key documentsLom Pangar Dam Fact SheetDrought Could Cripple Cameroon’s Hydro–Heavy Energy Sector By Global Village Cameroon and International Rivers Related content:
Drought Could Cripple Cameroon’s Hydro–Heavy Energy Sector
The government of Cameroon is currently considering building the Lom Pangar Dam, a project that would displace rural villagers, flood protected forests, and increase the vulnerability of Cameroon’s economy to climate change. Increased hydropower generation downstream of Lom Pangar would mostly go to a large, foreign–owned aluminum smelter, which is expected to continue receiving below–cost electricity rates subsidized by residential ratepayers. The dam has been discussed for over a decade, but with a growing national energy crisis, the Cameroonian government has recently intensified efforts to obtain financing for the project.
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In Whose Interest? Lom Pangar Dam & Energy Sector Development in CameroonGlobal Village Cameroon, Bank Information Center & International Rivers Network
This joint report reveals how the aluminum industry in Cameroon is being prioritized over the energy needs of the country’s majority population, at great social and environmental risk, and without a participatory planning process for energy development. Related content:
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