Energy
France and the EU condemn the Bamenda and Galim attacks
Accused of conspiracy against Cameroon, Human rights group Redhac announces a judicial complaint against Paul Atanga Nji
Government’s HIMO operation slows youth recruitment into Boko Haram sect in the Northwest
Cameroon seeks new partner for the construction of 350MW Limbe thermal plant
On May 7, the Cameroonian Minister of Energy and Water, Gaston Eloundou Essomba (photo), launched a call for expression of interest to pre-qualify...
Eneo announces “very encouraging” Q1-2020 operating results
"Our operating results for the first quarter are very encouraging. Let's continue our efforts.” This is one of the main messages addressed to the...
Cameroon authorizes electricity transmission company Sonatrel to open subsidiaries
Paul Biya, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, signed a decree on April 23, 2020, approving the statutes of the National Electricity Transmission...
Eneo fulfills its promise to install 20,000 prepaid meters this year
Electricity company Eneo Cameroon informs that, as announced earlier this year, it has installed 20,000 prepaid meters in Cameroonian households to date....
Hydromine postpones financial closing of the 1,800MW Grand Eweng dam to end-2022
The financial closure for the 1,800MW “Grand Aweng” hydropower project (XAF1,700 billion) will take place at end-2022, Ephraim Ngwafor, CEO of Hydromine...
Cameroon: 44,000 homes to be provided with electricity thanks to performance contracts with Lagdo
In the framework of the performance contracts between the government and municipalities, since 2012 in Cameroon, Lagdo recently received a funding of XAF5...
ENEO: Optimized production and supply-demand plan reduces 2020 fuel spending by XAF8.6 bln
In Cameroon, the Electricity Sector Regulatory Agency (ARSEL) informs that in collaboration with electricity company Eneo, it has optimized the production...
Cameroon : Waste management companies go into electricity production
Multinational waste management company Hysacam (Hysacam), reports that it has started three electricity generation projects that have no equivalent in...
Etinde gas project : Technip FMC becomes prime contractor for development
British oil and gas operator Bowleven announced, on March 4, 2020, the arrival of Technip FMC on the Etinde field (on which it is 25% co-owner of the...
Cameroon promises payment of XAF45 bln to ENEO to reduce crisis in the energy sector
More information on the outcome of negotiations conducted for several months between Cameroon, Eneo, and its suppliers on the liquidity crisis affecting...
Cameroon : Part of a thermal power plant consumed by fire in Banyo
On February 9, the 1.7 MW thermal power plant which supplies electricity to residents of Banyo and its surroundings in the Adamaoua region was consumed by...
Memve’élé dam : Energy evacuation components to be delivered by Aug 2020
Chinese company Sinohydro intends to deliver the energy evacuation components of Memve'élé dam (211 MW) - built in South Cameroon- in mid-2020, sources...
Etinde block : British VOG and New Age sign gas supply LoI
Bowleven, the British oil and gas operator, co-owner of 25% of the exploration license on the Etinde block in offshore Cameroon announced today February...
Cameroon : 28 MW of power installed on CHAN 2020 and AFCON 2021 hosting sites (ENEO)
Three months to the start of the African Nations Football Championship in Cameroon, Eneo, the concessionaire of the public electricity service in the...
ENEO : There could sometimes be “errors in some clients’ bills”
“We acknowledge that there could be errors in some clients’ bills, sometimes. We handle them on a case per case basis and continue to learn from them to...
Cameroon : Domestic gas consumption subsidy amounted to XAF17.9 bln in Jan-Sep 2019
Between January and September 2019, Cameroon disbursed XAF17.9 billion to subsidize domestic gas consumption, the Board of Directors of the hydrocarbon...
Cameroon: 35% of gas stations are located in rural areas (Ministry of energy)
In Cameroon, 35% of the 835 gas stations in operation as of October 28, 2019 (for the 54 state-approved companies), are located in rural areas. This was...
Cameroon: Natural gas can contribute 20-30% of the energy mix , SNH says
“The SNH has demonstrated, since 2012, that gas can make a significant contribution to the development of the electricity sector in Cameroon by ensuring a...
Cameroon inks XAF10 bln funding agreement with the EU for rural electrification
On November 26, 2019, in Yaoundé, the Cameroonian government, signed, via the Ministry of Economy, a €16.15 million (a little over XAF10 billion)...
Cameroon: Public lighting takes over 55% of government’s electricity expenditures
The Cameroonian government, via the Ministry of Water and Energy, just launched a programme to monitor, control and optimize electricity bills in the...
Belgian and Czech delegations announce their interest in Cameroon’s energy sector
On November 14, 2019, two Belgian and Czech delegations were received at Cameroon’s Ministry of Water and Energy. At the end of the two audiences granted...
Cameroonian footballer Jean II Makoun partners with Upowa to promote solar energies
On 13 November 2019, Cameroonian footballer Jean II Makoun signed a partnership agreement with the Franco-Cameroonian company Upowa to promote renewable...
Cameroon: Independent power producers supply 26.6% of energy distributed in the country
At the end of 2018, in Cameroon, the overall installed power capacity was 1360 MW, according to utility company Eneo. 998 MW of that capacity was...
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