Some key figures of the electric power sector in Cameroon

Actors in the electric energy sector around the Minister of Water and Energy Gaston Eloundou Essomba

Cameroon's electricity sector is in trouble. The key figures show that:

• 7% annual growth rate of demand for electrical energy in Cameroon;

• 50% rate of supply to the large metropolises of Cameroon in electrical energy;

• More than 50% of the wooden poles in the country need to be replaced, because being rotten;

• From 2015 to 2025, investments of the order of 700 billion CFA francs were to be made in order to modernize the electricity transmission network in Cameroon;

• About 6.5% of electrical energy evaporates in the distribution circuits, in particular due to multifaceted fraud and the quality of the equipment;

• Cameroon loses 65% of electrical energy in transport and 29% during distribution due to the obsolescence of the network;

• Cameroon loses ½ point of growth each year because of the energy deficit;

• To achieve emergence in 2035, Cameroon should invest 3,700 billion CFA francs in the sector until 2025 (including 2,500 billion to increase production from 1,200 MW to 3,000 MW).