Cameroon: Energy, Indispensable for Genuine Industrialisation

Cameroon has negotiated an irreversible bend towards industrialization. But for the dream to be realized, there is need for sufficient energy which the country doesn't have at moment. Statistics show that installed electricity capacity in Cameroon is in the neighbourhood of 1,299 megawatts and demand is almost double the production. Target is to produce about 3,000 MW by 2020.

The Head of State, Paul Biya, in his New Year address on December 31, 2015 stated that; "The major challenge for the country in 2016 will be to create conditions conducive to real industrialisation. Emergence is inconceivable without a viable industrial sector," he said. But for real industrialisation to be reality, the Head State said favourable conditions must be put in place. One of such conditions; in fact, an indispensable one, is energy that must be produced in quantity and quality. What exists in the country now is everything but this. Intermittent energy cuts, most often unannounced, are causing untold damages to households. The situation is worse for the few industries in the country.

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