Acrow Global Limited (trading as Mabey Bridge)

Cameroon is a country that is 95% dependent on hydropower for its electricity, and where more than half of the population does not have access to electricity at all. In 2011, the World Bank gave the country a US$100 million loan to progress the development of the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project (LPHP). To support the project, there was a need for a new bridge across the River Lom to allow construction traffic to access the dam site. However, with no existing bridge in place, the immediate challenge was to provide access across the river for construction traffic, while allowing abutments and piers to be created for a permanent new bridge. The China International Water & Electricity Corporation (CWE) turned to Mabey Bridge to provide the solution – two temporary bridges to be replaced by a permanent one once preparation work was completed.
Two 8-bay Compact 200 bridges were chosen for the temporary crossing due to speed and ease of installation, and also the load capacity they provided.