The company, which is also developing the country’s proposed 607MW Kpep hydroelectric power project, will partner with contractor Bethel Industrievertretung to identify as many as five sites suited to large-scale solar farms.

The developments, foreseen for the north of the country where solar irradiance levels are higher, are expected to inject capital investment of some $200m into Cameroon’s energy sector, at a stroke boosting the country’s current generating capacity by around 15%.

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