INVEST IN CAMEROON, HUB OF CEMAC REGION OF AFRICA, Secure, Peaceful and stable Economy, ALL INCLUSIVE GROWTH & Gradually Emerging Democracy in Sub-Sahara Africa.... African in Need of Multi Skill Training and Job Oriented Course to meet the ever growing Industrial Needs & Demand for labor market......International Educationalists & Master Skills Training are called upon to partner with Local African institutes and concern Department. After Ghana, SRH-University of Berlin in Germany and its partners in solar deposit their suitcases in Cameroon by organizing a seminar for training and professional certification. It will be from January 12 to March 13, 2015 á Yaoundé, Cameroon. Kerosene lamps and sore eyes were once routine elements of grading student homework. Solar electricity has changed that. Caroline Hombe, a 35-year-old teacher in rural Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, can go through the pile of books stacked on her table without worrying that the onset of darkness will put an end to her work. African countries, blessed with sunlight all year round, are tapping this free and clean energy source to light up remote and isolated homes that have no immediate hope of linking to their national electricity grid. ‘The sun is free’ The target is quite feasible, says Mr. Garai Makokoro, director of the Energy Technology Institute in Zimbabwe. Africa, after all, possesses some of the world’s largest watercourses (hydro-potential), as well as some of the world’s largest oil, coal and gas reserves. The way to move the NEPAD vision ahead, he adds, is for countries to find cheaper power sources while minimizing environmental hazards and ensuring sustainability. The energy expert believes that solar power, clean and renewable, fits the bill. “African countries must think outside the box. The sun is free and inexhaustible. Solar technology — photovoltaic panels — converts the sun’s radiation directly into electricity with no pollution or damage to the environment. The panels can generate enough power to run stoves, pump water, light clinics and power televisions. Africa has one of the best climates for this type of energy,” Mr. Makokoro told Africa Renewal. But even with the compelling advantages solar power offers, the Human Development Report, published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), shows that the majority of Africans still rely on less efficient traditional energy sources. Wood, or other biomass such as crop waste, is the dominant fuel for cooking. This comes at a huge cost to the environment as families continue to cut down trees for much-needed fuel. In the early 1990s, numerous villages turned to solar power in parts of Africa where one might least expect to stumble upon an oasis of lights shimmering in the pitch-black night. Perhaps the most ambitious project of this nature, and one that is often cited, is a Zimbabwean project supported by UNDP through the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The initiative, jointly funded by GEF ($7 mn) and Zimbabwe ($400,000), installed some 9,000 solar power systems throughout the country in a bid to improve living standards, but also to curtail land degradation and pollution. Innovative financing “With all their advantages, solar systems are not cheap to install,” says Mr. Jem Porcaro, an analyst for the Energy and Environment Group at UNDP. “A typical home system in sub-Saharan Africa costs anywhere between $500 and $1,000 and such systems typically provide enough power to light three to six rooms and power a black-and-white TV each night. But the cost is well beyond the means of most African households.” The use of innovative financing schemes, like fee-for-service arrangements, is one way to overcome these high up-front costs, notes Mr. Porcaro. Installing solar panels to power multiple houses at once can also cut down on costs. More households could afford solar power, argues the World Bank, if governments were to remove barriers, such as high import duties, that increase the cost of the panels Boost to businesses Besides domestic use, people are harnessing solar power to run small businesses. Entrepreneur Abina Lungu operates a maize-grinding mill in Nyimba, eastern Zambia. With reliable solar energy, he can work well into the night to meet all his customers’ orders. His house, close to the mill, is also lit by solar power. Mr. Lungu is one of the many villagers serviced by the Nyimba Energy Service Company (NESCO), an enterprise funded by the Swedish International Development Agency. To get power into a home or shop, NESCO installs a system that includes a panel, battery, charge controller and power points. The cost is $33.33, including the contract fee. Thereafter, consumers pay a monthly rental fee. “I pay 30,000 kwacha [about $6.25] as a rental charge every month to NESCO,” Mr. Lungu told the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), a humanitarian news agency. “For me, it works out cheaper to use solar because paraffin is more expensive, and even if electricity comes to Nyimba, not all the people will get connected.” No major marketing is needed to convince African citizens to turn to solar. The demand is high. NESCO says it has about 360 people on its waiting list. “We are struggling to satisfy demand,” confesses Mr. Stanislas Sankhani, the company’s project manager. IN CAMEROON, SOLAR TRAINING You do not have electricity? But the sun is free, try solar energy! But how? It is to answer this question that á-SRH University of Berlin in Germany and its partners in solar propose dinitier Cameroonians to techniques for capturing sunlight and wind sources of energy that are accessible through complete social strata of the population of Cameroon. Another way as daccompagner Cameroon to the emergence in 2035, especially that to end the endless shedding problems never end in this country, a true gift of God in matters of wealth of all kinds. Indeed, from January 12 to March 13, 2015, Prof. Dr. Michael Hartmann, Vice President of Academic Affairs SRH Hochschule Berlin and his team of Dipl.Ing-.Rene Vogler CEO. Valvo-Deutschland GmbH and B. Eng. Bertrand Pani, Head Training, Training and Consultant Valvo-Deutschland will oversee at the Belvue hotel in Yaounde, three-month seminar focusing on the different types of panels, the production of a cell, PV panel and PVT, the installation of photovoltaic solar panels, solar photovoltaic installation connected to the network, the various components of the system. Will also be taught the design of a connected photovoltaic system, the study of a quote, the roof integration and wiring a facility. Finally, it will also be a question dapprendre á mounting a solar mask, maintenance and possible causes of faults and especially the handling of software Solar (PV Sol, etc.) Ultimately, it will be two months theoretical course, a month of practical application of acquired knowledge, all sanctioned by an evaluation. The program specifically for technicians or experienced electricians as well as graduates and engineers. Than benefits !! The future belongs to small solar panels, accessible to the poorest people Photovoltaic solar energy is a renewable electrical energy from solar radiation. Several cells connected together form a photovoltaic solar module; several modules together form a solar plant producing electricity that can be used on site, or power distribution network. Solar thermal energy for when it is used to directly heat for direct applications which need heat in both households and in industries. Solar thermal energy used to develop an efficient and innovative economic fabric faster. Solar energy has several advantages. Sensors placed on your roof or in your garden are enough to power your home. This will avoid pulling cables for miles. By installing the panels, we avoid defacing the landscape and towns with cables running through the streets and twisted around. From a security standpoint, the technology avoids all the inconvenience caused by the poor quality of current network. We have all known related fires processors in our neighborhoods. Solar energy users are released from recurring bills and continue to increase. It is emphasized that this energy generates no pollution to use. The implementation is simple and fast says Guy Tchuilieu Tchouanga, another specialist in this field. For Cameroon Development & Investment Council (Division of CAMDA ASIA) CAMDIC Secretariat Jakarta, Indonesia Email: Host: iata.indo@yahoo / CVAC INDIA: [email protected] & Office Tel: +91- 4023326233 and More Info visit Embassies of Cameroon in Asian Countries namely in Saudi Arabia, Japan, Israel and China: ambacamsaudi.org/ or cameroon-embassy-jp.org/eng/)
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