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Rural Electrification Project
Cameroon
| Borrower | Cameroon |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 13.12.2016 |
| Signed | 24.05.2018 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Rural Electrification Agency |
| Co-financiers | Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 13.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 14.59 |
To provide energy access to households in the regions of Adamaoua, Littoral, Nord and Sud, where agriculture and livestock represent key income-generating activities. The project will have wide-reaching benefits that will include higher living standards, enhanced safety and health from the replacement of kerosene lamps with electricity, as well as increased economic activities.
Works to be carried out will include construction of rural power networks to provide connection to over 2,700 households, representing around 60,000 people.