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Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station

Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station is a 211 megawatt hydroelectric power station in Cameroon. Construction of this dam began in April 2012 and the dam produced its first 80 megawatts in April 2019.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station is a 211 megawatt hydroelectric power station in Cameroon. Construction of this dam began in April 2012 and the dam produced its first 80 megawatts in April 2019. Full commercial operations are expected to begin once the 225 kiloVolt high voltage transmission line to Yaounde is completed.

Location The power station is located at the village of Nyabissan, in Ntem Valey Département, in the South Region of Cameroon, across the Ntem River. Nyabissan is located approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi), by road, southwest of Ebolowa, the nearest large town. Nyabissan is located approximately 296 kilometres (184 mi), by road, southwest of Yaoundé, Cameroon's capital and second largest city.

Overview The development of this power station was originally led by a consortium comprising Globeleq and Sud Energie, based in the United Kingdom. In May 2009, that consortium backed out of the deal. That same year, Sinohydro, the Chinese state-owned construction company took over the development rights, as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. According to online reports, the construction phase began in earnest after the EPC contract with Sinohydro was executed in April 2012. The design calls for an earth fill dam measuring 20 metres (66 ft) high, creating a reservoir lake containing 19,000,000 cubic metres (670,978,668 cu ft) of water. The design also calls for a 225kV high voltage evacuation line from the power station to Yaoundé, where most of the generated energy is destined. The installation of three 225kV/90kV transformers at Ebolowa, Nkoumou and Ahala, is part of the design.

Construction costs Due to multiple delays, the cost for this project has kept increasing over time. In May 2009, the cost estimates were €556 million (approx. US$795 million). As of August 2021, total cost for all the project components totaled US$831.6 million (approx. €727.2 million). As of December 2021, €5 million (approx. US$5.7 million) was still needed to compensate landowners, in order to allow the completion of the high voltage electricity evacuation line.

Funding The table below illustrates the funding sources for the power station, evacuation line and associated infrastructure, including electricity substations.

Operations The energy generated at this power station is sold to Eneo Cameroon SA, the national electricity utility company.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station

In research: Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Energy infrastructure under construction, Hydroelectric power stations in Cameroon, Power stations in Cameroon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Memve'ele Hydroelectric Power Station matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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