Energy Sector Value Chains: Government Empowers Stakeholders

T he Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training (MINEFOP) in collaboration with the Mi­ nistry of Water Resources and Energy, and the Nachtigal Hydro Power Com­ pany (NHPC) have organized a one- day workshop to hone and develop skills for current and future actors in the energy sector value chain. This second edition of the Employ­ ment and Vocational Training The­ matic Workshop, held yesterday in Yaounde was convened in response to the need for sustainable strategies to salvage the energy sector that is being plagued by challenges such as electricity deficit, decreased hy­ dropower, shut down of thermal po­ wer plants, transport delays, as well as a training and employment deficit grossly prevalent in the sector. According to the Secretary General at MINEFOP, Forchap Esandem Pru­ dence Nkong, on behalf of Minister Mounouna Foutsou, previous sector workshops such as those in mining revealed a structural need for prac­ tical labour, establishing a required workforce ratio of one engineer for every 50 skilled technicians. The 2026 edition shifts its focus speci­ fically to the energy sector under the theme, "Building present and future skills across the energy supply chain." Underlini...