Joule Africa signs for Kpep hydro

Africa-focused renewable energy developer Joule Africa has signed a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy and power utility Eneo for the 485MW Kpep hydropower project on the Katsina Ala River in north-western Cameroon. The letter of intent was signed in Yaoundé on 13 January.Joule Africa president Mark Green was quoted as saying at the signing ceremony that the project, which would take four years to build and create over 3,000 jobs, would ensure stable power supply for the north-western and western regions of the country.