DPDC

Dibamba Power Development Company

Former names : Centrale thermique de Yassa-Dibamba, DPDC

DPDC operates the Yassa-Dibamba heavy-fuel-oil thermal power plant in Douala, inaugurated in December 2009, whose output is sold to Eneo. Like sister company KPDC, it is 56% owned by Globeleq and 44% by the Cameroonian State, and was hit in 2026 by a serious financial crisis linked to a tax dispute affecting the Globeleq group.

Sector
Energy
Ownership
Mixed ownership
Founded
2009
Head office
Douala
Established media or researchCameroon TribunePublished 4 Jun 2026Verified 4 Sept 2026

Key facts

  • The plant has an installed capacity of 86-88 MW across 8 units, inaugurated in December 2009 (source: NONE, Wikipedia, undated, read 2026-09-04).
  • On 1 June 2026, DPDC was withdrawn from the Southern Interconnected Grid alongside KPDC, after tax authorities froze Globeleq group bank accounts (source: cameroon-tribune, 2026-06-04).