Andrew Vesey, AES executive vice president and president of Latin America and Africa, said: “The Dibamba project underscores AES’ commitment to provide affordable and sustainable power to the Cameroonian people. A strong energy sector is essential to Cameroon’s continued economic development and we are pleased with the progress we’ve made with our local partners to improve power generation and distribution.”
AES entered Cameroon in 2001 through the privatization of Sonel. With the addition of Dibamba facility, AES subsidiaries in Cameroon operate 1,017MW of installed capacity, the majority of which is hydropower.
In 2009, AES brought more than 890MW on-line in Chile, China, France, Jordan and Northern Ireland using thermal and renewable energy sources. AES also has projects in construction in Bulgaria, Chile, China, France, Greece, Panama, Scotland, Turkey and the US.
