(Business in Cameroon) - Electricity bill mobile payment in Cameroon is a source of hope with Eneo, the public electricity provider. Based on consumer interest in this method of payment, the company projects that 20% of its electricity bills will be paid with mobile devices in 2015.

According to Alex Siewé, Eneo’s Marketing and Communication Director, mobile-based transactions have increased from 675,000 in 2013 for 4.2 billion FCFA to 700,000 in 2014 for 8.2 billion FCFA.

Eneo has indicated that the method of payment was particularly well received in North Cameroon where the distance between the electricity company’s branches often penalised numerous consumers. “In some cases, the cost of transportation to get to the branch was higher than the bill itself,” stated Mr. Siewé, who went on to say that his depiction was by no means an exaggeration of the reality.