(Business in Cameroon) - Following the institution last year, of a legislative context favourable to renewable energies notably in the rural areas, the clean energy projects are being deployed in Cameroon.

The first solar electrification centre in Cameroon was inaugurated on 30 March in the village of Muyengue Trouble, situated in the Southwest region.

Thanks to a financial support of 50 000 dollars from UNDP through the NGO Rural Development Centre for Women, this village of 1000 inhabitants is henceforth illuminated with solar panels.

Henceforth, 98 families have a fixed unit comprising a solar panel, 20 W and 12 V batteries, a mobile lamp and 3 transmission fluorescent bulbs.

For the village leader, His Majesty Nawah Ngoh Martin, the arrival of solar panels contributes significantly to improving the living conditions of the population: the children spend more time studying at night, villagers no longer need to travel over 15 km to charge their mobile telephone, risks of fire and suffocation have declined.

In the face of such a situation, the name of the village was changed from « Muyengue Trouble » to «Peaceful Muyengue/ Solar Muyengue» because « solar energy brought light and peace to the village ».