Potential contribution of renewables to the improvement of living conditions of poor rural households in developing countries: Cameroon׳s case study

摘要: Abstract Energy is considered as a key source for the future and plays pivotal role in its socioeconomic development by raising standard of living quality life. It critical to achieving virtually all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) today, Sustainable (SDGs). Whether, it electricity schools or clinics, energy delivery health, education sanitation, services, clean fuel reduce indoor pollution, pumping water heat cooking boiling, forms will be required achieve these ends. This paper examines relationship between renewables conditions poor rural households developing countries with particular focus on Cameroon. Its goal threefold: first, analyzing situation country households; second, promoting usage; third, formulating consolidated policy recommendations foster diffusion profitable renewable structures. globally aims encourage decision-makers increase share mix integrate into their policies concept Development, thrifty resources low carbon content. From this study, we found that national average, solar radiation received Cameroon along year 4.2824 KWh m−2 d−1. allows us evaluate potential at 7.431×108 GWh per year, representing 128,988 times total electric production estimated 2014 5.761 billion kWh. In sub-Saharan Africa region, has second largest biomass (with 21 million hectares forest) hydroelectric 294 TWh/year). spite enormous potentials, poverty affects more than 50% less 10% them have access modern energies.