Energy finance in Cameroon
Cameroon has 5 active World Bank energy projects, with $1.65 billion committed, the 8th largest of 102 countries. 72.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Committed
- $1.65bn
- Projects
- 5
- Per person
- $55
- Electricity access
- 72.0%
- Without electricity
- 8.4 million
Active projects
- Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project$850 million
The Project development objective is to increase the availability of renewable e nergy power and leverage private finance for the Nachtigal Hydropower Project.
- Electricity Transmission and Reform Project$325 million
The project development objective is to improve the capacity, efficiency, and reliability of Cameroon’s national electricitytransmission network.
- Cameroon Power Sector Reform Program$300 million
The Program's Development Objective is to improve financial performance and transparency of the electricity sector, and increase access to electricity in Cameroon.
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The Project Development Objective is to increase electricity access in Underserved Regions of Cameroon.
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The Project development objective is to improve the Recipient's institutional capacity for a sustainable development of hydroelectric resources on the Sanaga River Basin.
Source: World Bank Group, updated 22 Oct 2026.
Who else finances energy in Africa
- World Bank (IBRD and IDA)Loans, credits and grants to governments for generation, transmission, distribution and access. Co-leads Mission 300 with the African Development Bank, which aims to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
- IFCEquity and loans for private power producers, utilities and off-grid companies; the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm.
- MIGAPolitical-risk insurance and credit enhancement that make cross-border energy investments bankable.
- AfDBSovereign and private loans across Africa’s power sector, including Desert to Power; co-leads Mission 300.
- SEFAGrants and concessional finance for project preparation, mini-grids, clean cooking and green baseload, managed by the African Development Bank.
- OPEC FundPublic- and private-sector loans and grants in developing countries, with energy among its core sectors.
- IsDBSharia-compliant finance for power, renewables and energy access in its member countries.
- AfreximbankTrade and project finance across Africa, including oil, gas and power infrastructure.
- AFCEquity, debt and project development for African infrastructure, with power one of its largest sectors.
- Africa50An infrastructure investment platform owned by African governments and the AfDB that develops and invests in power and transport projects.
- GCFGrants, concessional loans, equity and guarantees for low-emission and climate-resilient projects, through accredited entities.
- CIFConcessional finance, delivered through the multilateral banks, for clean technology, renewables in low-income countries and coal transition.
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