Cameroon
OVERVIEW
Degree of favourability
Presence of a stateowned company in a monopoly position
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Existing opportunities . Cameroon ’ s legal framework enables the development of projects based on a self-production model or via independent producers .
The State has conceded some of its activities related to this sector to ENEO Cameroun , a local public limited company held by Energy Cameroon Coöperatief B . A . of Groupe ACTIS and the State of Cameroon . Through four concession contracts signed in 2001 , the production , transport , distribution and sale of electricity have been entrusted to operator ENEO Cameroun ( ex AES SONEL ). Amendments No . 2 in 2015 and No . 3 in 2018 entrusted the transportation of electricity to Société Nationale de Transport d ’ Électricité ( SONATREL ).
Self-production
Independent producers
Types of authorisation required and associated thresholds ( if applicable )
Authorisation required for self-production facilities with an installed capacity of more than 1 MW and developed to offset a shortfall in the local electricity supply ( no maximum installed capacity threshold identified ). Self-production for distribution to mining companies is subject to an authorisation from the Minister of Electricity .
Granting modalities ( decree , order ...)
Authorisation granted by the Ministry of electricity after transmission by the Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l ' Électricité ( ARSEL )
Authorisation given by ARSEL with respect to rural electrification provided in the 2011 Electricity Law
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Applicable Law ( s )
Law No . 2011 / 022 of 14 December 2011 regulating the electricity sector ( Electricity Law )
Decree No . 2012 / 2806 / PM of 24 September 2012
Law No . 2011 / 022 of 14 December 2011 regulating the electricity sector
A concession is required for any company engaged in industrial production intending to develop and operate electricity generation and transmission activities between its production sites and its industrial sites .
Concessionaires for industrial purposes must make available an agreed quantity of electricity to the transmission system operator for supply to public or private purchasers .
Concessions granted by the Ministry in charge of electricity following an invitation to tender
Decree No . 2012 / 2806 / PM of 24 September 2012
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“ Eligible clients ” are defined as customers who are free to buy electricity from the supplier of their choice ( Law No . 2011 / 022 ), though the term is not used in the texts . To be further investigated .
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