The capital is dark!
Inhabitants of the nation’s political capital Yaoundé are in darkness following the announcement of power rationing. The constant disruptions in electricity supply in major neighborhoods in the city have become a thorn in the flesh and inhabitants cannot take it any longer.
In the Ngoa Nkelle neighborhood, several business owners who operate cyber shops and documentation services have expressed their dissatisfaction. They have been unable to work for several days and even when they have a few hours of power supply, they are afraid to switch their appliances on for fear of being damaged.
“Since morning I have not had clients as I used to have, my shop used to be full of students coming in for my services but as you can see the place is empty.” Sidoan Njanji , a business owner Lamented.
According to Mboussi Emelda who owns a cold store, she now makes use of a generator “I have to make use of a generator to run my business, it is not easy, I use it to avoid incurring losses. I have just disconnected my line from the main supply because I do not want the seizures to damage my fridges,”.
For most students from the University of Yaoundé One, their best solution is charging their phones and laptops once power is supplied. By so doing, they can cope with the frequent seizures.
While some are counting their losses others hope for the five-day period which was announced by the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba for electricity disruptions to come to an end so they can get back to their normal activities.
The epileptic power supply is one of the major challenges that Cameroon faced in 2022, the President of the National Assembly said during the opening of the November session.
