The financing will fund the third phase of a project aimed at installing solar photovoltaic systems in 200 rural communities. This phase will connect 51 additional villages to electricity. The initiative also seeks to diversify Cameroon’s energy mix, which remains dominated by hydropower.

Cameroon’s renewable energy policy direction shifted dramatically during the past decade, with increased focus on solar, off-grid and mini-grid deployments, new research has found. The researchers also highlighted that Cameroon remains heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports.

The Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Major General Goodwin Mutkut has commissioned a solar-powered borehole in Gouldjouwan Community , located approximately 10 kilometers from Mora in Cameroon.

Founded by Didier Dinamou, the young company designs self-contained terracotta refrigerators powered by photovoltaic solar energy. Inspired by ancestral jars, these fridges are specifically designed to keep water fresh in the Sahel regions, which are particularly affected by drought, and thus improve living conditions for the local population.

Cameroon‘s government has exempted from customs duties the imports of the PV components needed to build rooftop PV systems. The list includes, among others, domestic or industrial photovoltaic cables and modules, solar inverters, charge controllers and batteries. Only products that are not manufactured locally may be subject to the exemption.

Cameroon’s minister of water and energy (Minee), Gaston Eloundou Essomba, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The partners want to establish a Research Center for solar technologies and applications in Cameroon.

Cameroon has opened its doors for higher education training in renewable energy with the creation of departments in that field at all 11 state universities, a move aimed at creating jobs and accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the fight against climate change.