Energy
Cameroon-Congo: Preliminary studies on 600MW Chollet dam announced for Q1-2021
The preliminary studies for the construction of the Chollet hydroelectricity dam are scheduled for Q1-2021. This is part of the information obtained from...
Kumba school massacre: Government covers victims and their families’ healthcare and psychological assistance
Sébastien Foumane becomes Cameroon’s ambassador to Italy
Cameroon welcomes home the 6th Minusca contingent
The first pylon of Nachtigal dam’s transmission line has been completed, NHPC informs
The first pylon of the transmission line that will transfer energy from the Nachtigal dam (420 MW) has been completed, according to a recent announcement...
Cameroon: French citizen Patrick Bellet becomes the new NHPC chief operating officer
French citizen Patrick Bellet (photo) is, since October 1, 2020, the new chief operating officer (COO) of Nachtigal Hydro-Power Company (NHPC), the...
Cameroon: UpOwa obtains over XAF1.9 bln credit facility to boost solar energy offer
EDFI ElectriFI (an impact investment facility initiated by European Development Finance Institutions and funded by the European Union) recently signed...
Cameroon: Andritz Hydro offers to supply equipment for Nachtigal and Lom Pangar projects
The German company Andritz Hydro is offering to supply equipment for the Nachtigal (420 MW) and Lom Pangar projects, Cameroon’s Ministry of Economy...
Cameroon becomes one of Turkey’s four African gas suppliers
Thanks to Hilli Episeyo (the floating natural gas liquefaction plant commissioned off the coast of Kribi in 2018), Cameroon has become one of the four...
Eneo announces three days of electricity disruption in Yaoundé
From September 18 to 20, some Yaoundé neighborhoods will experience outages from 6 a.m to 2 p.m. According to electric utility ENEO, these planned outages...
Cameroon: 34,098 new households connected to the power grid in H1-2020, down 23% YoY (ENEO)
Electric utility ENEO informs that in the first six months of 2020, it connected 34,098 Cameroonian households to the power grid. This figure is down by...
Cameroon: EDC obtains water concession for energy generation
On September 7, 2020, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Cameroon’s Minister of Water and Energy (MINEE) signed a water concession agreement with state-owned...
Eneo manufactured 6,500 concrete poles in collaboration with local SMEs in H1-2020
Between January and June 2020, half a dozen local companies contracted by Eneo Cameroon manufactured 6,500 concrete poles. These companies include SCCP...
Memve’élé dam: Nsimalen residents oppose the construction of pylons in Nkolzock
Nsimalen residents recently opposed the construction of pylons in Nkolzock, in the framework of the project aimed at building transmission lines between...
ENEO seeks contractors for its commercial operations
Eneo, the concessionaire of energy distribution in Cameroon, recently issued two calls for tender to select potential partners for its commercial...
Cameroon produced 225,918.84 m3 of LNG at end-June 2020 (SNH)
Cameroon produced 225,918.84 m3 (0.102 tons) of liquefied natural gas in June 2020, according to the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH). Also,...
Cameroon: Government lowers tension in the energy sector with the payment of CFAF45.7 bln to ENEO
"The sector has been struggling over the past two years. But since the end of 2019, the government has decided to grasp the nettle and start resolving the...
The AfDB praises the impacts of the planned extension of the Kribi gas-fired power plant
In a note published on June 26, the African Development Bank (AfDB) praised the impacts of the planned extension of the Kribi gas-fired power plant (from...
Cameroonian startup Ndoto Sarl develops a smart meter that helps reduce fraud
Douala-based startup Ndoto Sarl announces that it has just completed the development of a smart electricity meter, after 5 years of research. According to...
ENEO to take delivery of a 125Kwp solar plant in Lomié
In the coming weeks, Cameroonian electricity distribution company Eneo is expected to take delivery of a solar power plant with a production capacity of...
Cameroon: Thermal energy production fell by 32.6% YoY in Q1-2020 (ENEO)
In its quarterly information note, the Cameroonian electricity company Eneo announced a 32.6% drop in the production of thermal power stations in the...
Cameroon: Funding stage completed for Cameroon-Chad Power Interconnection Project
On June 16, 2020, the World Bank’s board of directors approved a US$385 million concessional loan agreement for the implementation of the Cameroon-Chad...
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....
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