Cameroon seeks US funding for its three billion dollar hydropower project and digital infrastructure pipeline.
TL;DR
Cameroon is presenting 14 priority projects, including the $3 billion (CFA1.855 trillion) Grand Eweng hydropower project, to US investors during an Economic and Commercial Dialogue in Yaoundé on August 27.
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The 1,080 MW Grand Eweng plant on the Sanaga River is being developed by US-based Hydromine, which previously signed a letter of intent with Cameroon's Ministry of Water and Energy and utility Eneo (converted to SOCADEL in May 2026).
Additional proposals pitch cooperation on a sovereign national data centre, a cloud park, national AI strategy implementation, and feasibility studies for a new airport serving Douala.Cameroon's pitch to US investors for sovereign cloud and data hosting underscores a growing trend of African nations seeking Western partnerships to counter existing digital infrastructure dominance.
If Hydromine secures the necessary US capital for the Grand Eweng project during these dialogues, it will significantly bolster Central Africa's regional energy security, though historical delays on the project suggest actual power grid integration remains years away.
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