Crack Down: Cameroon’s Strategy to End Public Sector’s Unpaid Power Bills

Cameroon’s government plans to enforce strict payment rules for public entities that routinely default on electricity bills starting in 2026. The buildup of unpaid bills often forces the national Treasury to step in to ease cash flow pressures at Eneo, the public electricity concessionaire. The rising volume of arrears has become a growing threat to the state’s fiscal balance. The announced reform, outlined in the new National Energy Compact, the government’s roadmap for sustainable energy infrastructure through 2030, aims to introduce a system ensuring the full and timely payment of electricity bills by public entities. To guarantee compliance, the Compact…