Renewable energy potentials in Cameroon: Prospects and challenges

Wirba, Asan Vernyuy; Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Muhammad‐Sukki, Firdaus; Ahmad, Salman; Tahar, Razman Mat; Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul; Munir, Ahmad; Karim, Mohammad Ershadul

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.083

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“…The available energy sources in Cameroon are hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass [48]. Figure 7 shows the primary energy demand in Cameroon.…”

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“…The available energy sources in Cameroon are hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass [48]. Figure 7 shows the primary energy demand in Cameroon.…”

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“…However, there are some recent development in solar powering of street light in big cities such as Douala and Yaounde [38,48]. Cameroon has already installed "e-kiss" (energy-keep it simple and safe) mobile off-grid PV systems from Antaris solar ESI-Africa [49].…”

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“…Jain et al (2002) reported that the government of Botswana through the ministry of minerals, energy and water affairs commissioned studies to assess the training in renewable energy in technical schools of Botswana to make recommendations toward the desired training programs and create facilities to meet the training needs. The Cameroonian government also initiated vision 2035 with significant investments in renewable energy to foster rural electrification (Wirba et al, 2015).…”

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“…There are several advantages of wind power, which are [4]: easy to tap; easier installation of the wind turbines when compared with others (e.g., hydro turbine technologies or marine technologies) regarding space allocation and installation time; flexibility of locating wind farms, i.e., onshore and offshore, among others. Despite the advantages of wind power, there are concerns regarding its negative social and environmental impacts [5] and about large-scale infrastructural development that requires proper understanding [6]. There are observed effects of such impacts on landscaping, noise generation, disputes with communities and land use issues [2,5].…”

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Wind Power Potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa

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Abstract:Wind energy has seen a tremendous growth for electricity generation worldwide and reached 456 GW by the end of June 2016. According to the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power will reach 500 GW by the end of 2016. Africa is a continent that possesses huge under-utilized wind potentials. Some African countries, e.g., Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and South Africa, have already adopted wind as an alternative power generation source in their energy mix. Among these countries, South Africa has invested heavily in wind energy with operational wind farms supplying up to 26,000 GWh annually to the national grid. However, two African countries, i.e., Cameroon and Nigeria, have vast potentials, but currently are lagging behind in wind energy development. For Nigeria, there is slow implementation of renewable energy policy, with no visible operational wind farms; while Cameroon does not have any policy plan for wind power. These issues are severely hindering both direct foreign and local investments into the electricity sector. Cameroon and Nigeria have huge wind energy potentials with similar climatic conditions and can benefit greatly from the huge success recorded in South Africa in terms of policy implementation, research, development and technical considerations. Therefore, this paper reviews the wind energy potentials, policies and future renewable energy road-maps in Cameroon and Nigeria and identifies their strength and weakness, as well as providing necessary actions for future improvement that South Africa has already adopted.

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Renewable energy potentials in Cameroon: Prospects and challenges

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