Business News of Tuesday, 15 November 2016Source: businessincameroon.comWind power too expensive to produce – EDC bossThéodore Nsangou, the Managing Director of Electricity Development CorporationIn an interview granted to Le Monde Afrique, Théodore Nsangou, the Managing Director of Electricity Development Corporation (EDC), the state-owned company in the electricity sector in Cameroon, shines light on the reasons why energy projects in wind power are practically non-existent in the country. No wind power project, because the production is very poor», he states. Indeed, to date, a sole project producing electricity from a wind powered plant has been in development in Cameroon for years, and moreover is experiencing delays in being launched. The energy mix of the country remains largely dominated by hydro-electric power, while glimmers seem to be in the offing for solar power, whose most advantageous area is in the northern part of Cameroon, where it is sunniest according to experts. However, once again, specifies Thédore Nsangou, «the projects (...) have been dragging on a lot.

Source: CameroonWeb November 15, 2016 08:10 UTC