Mbakaou

Mbakaou
Mbakaou is located in Cameroon
Mbakaou
Mbakaou
Location within Cameroon
Coordinates: 6°19′00″N 12°49′00″E / 6.31667°N 12.8167°E / 6.31667; 12.8167
CountryCameroon Cameroon
RegionAdamawa
DepartmentDjérem

Mbakaou is a village in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is part of the commune of Tibati. The economy is based mainly on fishing.

The town has a hydroelectric power plant with an energy output of 213 Kw operated by Enéo, Cameroon's national electricity service. The plant is designed supplies energy to around 300 households in eight communes. From 2019 to 2022, a dam was built in Mbakaou, feeding the artificial Lake Mbakaou. The dam is one of three built on the Sanaga river, the longest river in Cameroon.

References

  1. ↑ "Tibati". mapanet.eu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Garboa, Abdelnasser (2 June 2004). "Cameroun: Le bac à poissons". fr.allafrica.com. Mutations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Enéo Cameroon, Activités de production, accessed 2025.
  4. ↑ Media, Energies (2022-04-18). "Cameroun : la petite centrale hydroélectrique de Mbakaou inaugurée". Energies Media (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-08.

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