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Cameroon: A Cameroonian Poultry Hatchery Is Benefiting From GE's Gas Engine Technology
GE Africa, 7 April 2017
Power generation is one of the most significant challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa and the shortage of essential electrical infrastructure often means that social and economic… Read more »
GE Africa (Lagos)
Hatchery in Cameroon Solves Energy Needs with Natural Gas Engines
Given the critical nature of poultry hatcheries, a half-hour power outage can completely cripple a business. AGROCAM, a leading poultry hatchery in Douala, Cameroon, previously used a diesel generator to ensure routine operation of its hatchery, which proved to be costly. According to the managing director Noutchogouin Philippe, GE's natural gas-fired Jenbacher gas engine now produces the "nominal electrical output to power the hatchery and egg tray production facility, providing a highly efficient, economical solution to meet our needs and realize substantial annual savings,". Read more. More about GE in Africa in this BRIEFING.
Douala, Cameroon. AGROCAM, a leading poultry hatchery located in Douala, previously used a diesel generator to ensure routine operation of its hatchery, which proved to be costly. According to Noutchogouin Philippe, managing director, AGROCAM, "GE’s natural gas-fired Jenbacher gas engine now produces nominal electrical output to power the hatchery and egg tray production facility, providing a highly efficient, economical solution to meet our needs and realize substantial annual savings."
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Cameroon's unstable electric grid causes local outages, resulting in unplanned downtime and reduced production levels for factories. Cameroon's SCTB decided to switch from diesel Read more »
