- The French company Sunna Design has signed an agreement with the Association of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (UCCC) for public lighting in rural areas via 100,750 solar streetlights.
- The initiative will contribute to achieving Cameroon’s United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In Cameroon, the Association of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (UCCC) and the French business Sunna Design inked a public-private partnership (PPP) for installing 100,750 solar street lamps in various rural towns. The first phase, which will include 17,750 solar streetlights, will be completed in April 2023, according to Augustin Tamba, president of the UCCC.
The business, which has its headquarters in Blanquefort, southwest France, will use lamps from its iSSL+ line that feature “Sunnap” connected technology. This solution will eventually speed up the use of solar energy for public lighting in Cameroon. The agreement also calls for developing an assembly facility for these solar lanterns in Yaoundé 7 to facilitate the transfer of the skills required to support local job growth.
This agreement is a result of the International Economic Days of Communes (Jeicom21), which were held in Yaoundé in December 2021. Other African cities already profit from Sunna Design’s solar solutions, much like the capital of Cameroon. Keur Massar from Senegal falls within this category. The 60 iSSL street lights in this sunny town now illuminate the central mosque, the playgrounds, and the neighbourhood stores.
At the Durban University of Technology in South Africa, Sunna Design has likewise put an intelligent system into place. The solar-powered apparatus illuminates the campus and gives pupils weather information for the province of Kwazulu-Natal.