NationMaster - Cameroonian Energy statistics

Commercial energy use	427.22		[109th of 119]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	2.7 %		[199th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	97.3 %		[14th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0 %		[120th of 223]
Gasoline prices	0.92		[85th of 141]
Natural gas reserves	55,220,000,000 cubic feet		[46th of 72]
Oil exports > Net	50,167 barrels per day		[29th of 32]
Oil Production > Million tonnes > Share of total	0.08		[49th of 48]
Oil Production > Thousand barrels daily	62		[49th of 48]
Oil Production > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total	0.08		[49th of 48]
Oil production in 1982	105 thousand barrels / day		[36th of 38]
Oil production in 1992	134 thousand barrels / day		[39th of 47]
Oil refining ability	42,000 barrels per day		[45th of 51]
Oil reserves	85,000,000 barrels		[72nd of 0]
production > kt of oil equivalent	12,476 kt of oil equivalent	...	[69th of 130]
Traditional fuel consumption	69.2%		[30th of 130]
use > kt of oil equivalent	6,949 kt of oil equivalent	...	[93rd of 132]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ		[82nd of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage	220 V		[123rd of 209]

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SOURCES: ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; BP; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; World Development Indicators database; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

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Professor
9th December 2004

Hydroelectricity is a clean, renewable and reliable energy source that serves national environmental and energy policy objectives. Hydropower converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity without consuming more water than is produced by nature.
A basic hydroelectric dam works by holding back water, creating a reservoir of potential power. On the upper side of the dam, a water gate is opened to let water surge through a tunnel leading to turbines. The water turns the turbines which in turn spin the generators to generate electricity. The electricity is carried through cables to wherever it is needed.

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