(Business in Cameroon) - Regulations governing the creation of an agency for the promotion of renewable energies in Cameroon were “transmitted to the government a few days ago,” revealed the Energy and Water Minister, Basile Atangana Kouna, in an interview published on June 10 2015 in the government daily, Quotidien gouvernemental.

The public organisation, which was created following the adoption of the 2011 Act regulating Cameroon’s energy sector, is certain to boost the promotion of renewable energies, namely solar, wind and biomass, which are currently the sector’s poor relatives.

Indeed, according to official statistics, Cameroon’s energy mix is currently dominated by hydroelectricity, which represents 73.3% of national production, compared to only 1% for solar and wind energy. Thermal plants produce 25% of the electrical energy consumed in Cameroon.