Two villages in Cameroon are the benefactors of the country’s first wind and water turbines. M’Muock Fosimondi and Buea Municipality, both located in the southwest region of the country, have received a water and wind turbine respectively with the help of two NGOs: Nkong Hill Top Buea of Cameroon and Green Step of Germany.
Member of the construction team Jared Momanyi dismissed fears by Cameroon and the African continent in general that the necessary technology for the renewable energy projects was far-fetched. “The technology is out there in Europe and we can get it as other people get them. I encourage other people to just acquire the knowledge other people are using so that they can use it to construct more wind and water turbines and help our society with them.”
Cornelia Ehlers, President of Green Step, said the reason her company wanted to partake was “to help rural areas with environment-friendly technology, to improve their livelihood.” She continued, “When I first came to Cameroon I saw the potentials for wind and water energy for small and decentralized energy production possibilities.”
The Green Step executive urged those trained and involved in the Buea project to take the lead in constructing wind turbines in their communities so that the message to implement more projects throughout Cameroon is received.