Energy, Water Resources: Brazil, Israel Offer Assistance

Brazil and Israel have expressed the wish to assist Cameroon improve her water and energy sectors. This was during two separate audiences granted to ambassadors Vivian Loss Sanmatin of Brazil and Ran Gidor of Israel, by the Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Gaston Eloundou Essomba.

Speaking after the audience, Vivian Loss, who was first to be received said their discussions centered on development projects in the energy sector, since Brazil has great potentials in this domain. She equally highlighted the specific energy fields in which Brazil can assist Cameroon, notably the development of biomass, bio-energy, solar energy and the building of power dams.

“We have many companies that can come to Cameroon, see their level of development, their needs and propose more practical solutions on how to develop the fields I sited”, she mentioned. The Israeli Ambassador, on his part, accompanied by a delegation of three investors said they discussed on three projects geared towards ameliorating and utilizing available resources for developmental projects in the energy and water sectors.

The first proposal from “Blue Power” company on solar energy is aimed at harnessing and optimizing solar energy to suit the needs of the consumer, making it economical and less wasteful. The second proposal was home biogas, (converting organic waste like house hold refuse and excreta into clean cooking gas) This, ...