Business in Cameroon24 Jul 2021 18:42
Business in Cameroon) - From requests for the supply of electricity submitted to Eneo, the exclusive distributor of electrical energy in Cameroon, it appears that industrial companies need 340 MW of additional power in the short term to develop their activities. The information was given by the electrician during a meeting with employers held in Douala on July 22.
According to Eneo, 65% of this request is made by 15 companies. These are Prometal IV, Sky Hotel, SAD Bonapriso, GeoRessource, EverWell, CFAO Retail, Cemtech, Prometal, Novia, Zhenglong, Bocom, SAD Japoma, Cimencam, Mira 1 & 2 and Sosucam. The most demanding sectors are the food industry, the cement industry, real estate and services.
More than 42% of this demand (144 MW) comes from Douala and its surroundings (Bomono, Bekoko, Dibamba, Logbaba and Mudeka) against 47 MW for Yaoundé and its surroundings (Mbandjock, Mbankomo, Nkoabang…). In and around Kribi, needs are estimated at 108 MW. They are 42 MW (2 MW are already available) in the Far North.
Many of the projects underlying this additional demand for electricity could be postponed. While more than 65% of needs are expressed for the period 2021-2022, Eneo indicates that " the production offer will be diversified and more competitive " only by 2023. With the exception of the Memve hydroelectric plant ' ele for which all of the electricity produced should be available from the end of 2021 (211WM of installed power, but the low Ntem flow rate does not guarantee total availability), other production projects are announced at this time. " These are the Nachtigal hydropower plant (420MW), the Bekoko gas plant of the 30 MWp solar emergency project being deployed in the RIN and two IPP solar power projects with strong prospects. financial closing beginning of 2022 ”, lists the electrician.
In addition, the transport problems inherent to these needs will have to be resolved. For example, eight source substations (Besseke, Mudeka, downtown Yaoundé, Kribi, Grand Zambe, Bwang Bakoko, Figuil and Nkoteng) and a new transformer bay at Logbaba substation must be built. And to date, we have no visibility on the financing of these infrastructures.
https://www.investiraucameroun.com/energie/2407-16684-electricite-les-industries-demandent-a-eneo-340-mw-d-energie-supplementaire
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