Requirements for solar energy systems in Yaounde buildings

Could Yaounde City Council invest in solar energy?

The investment indicators for this project are quite bankable that the Yaounde City Council, with the recent decentralization of municipalities, could source partnership agreement with the Rural Electrification Agency in lobbying solar energy investors to set up this project which could be used as an additional source of income for the council.

How much solar radiation does Yaounde have?

Yaounde has an annual solar radiation of 4.69 kWh/m 2 /d where the month of July had the least average solar radiation and January has the highest solar radiation. Table 2. Average monthly solar PV electricity exported to the grid 3.1. Electricity generation

Is a grid-connected solar PV project viable in Cameroon?

Conclusions A detailed feasibility analysis of a 211.75 MW grid-connected solar PV was conducted in order to assess the project’s viability in Cameroon through examining the risk, technical, sensitivity, financial and the environmental impact on Cameroon.

How much solar power will be injected into the SIG of Cameroon?

3.1. Electricity generation The model was based on the feasibility section of the RETScreen Expert tool and the proposed solar PV capacity was estimated at 211.75 MW which is the power that will be injected into the Southern Interconnected Grid (SIG) of Cameroon.