(Business in Cameroon) - Domestic gas consumption in Cameroon rose from 60,000 to 90,000 metric tonnes from 2013 to 2014 according to Malloum Bra, depot chief with Société camerounaise des dépôts pétroliers (SCDP), the country’s main oil product storage facility. Bra indicates that this growth in consumption represents a 14% increase in one year.

This increase in domestic gas usage, for which the average rate of 9% was significantly surpassed last year, is a good sign in the fight against deforestation which normally occurred due to wood being used as fuel in homes in some parts of the country.

Domestic gas is also a good alternative to using lamp oil.