The award of the contract, officially announced by the general management of the public organization, positions the subsidiary of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation at the forefront of five sectoral competitors, including Ocean Petroleum, Neptune Oil, and MRS. The deployment of refueling infrastructure will initially target the transport hubs of Ngouletang, Garoua-Boulaï, and Kousseri. The initiative aims to secure the supply of carriers serving the axes connecting the port of Douala to the markets of the Central African Republic and Chad.

The choice of the oil partner is based on the validation of a technical and economic proposal integrating the distribution of fuels, lubricants, and the operation of related service shops. For the shippers' organization, the establishment of structured refueling areas should transform rest areas into true integrated platforms combining accommodation, catering, and technical maintenance. The diversification of services should enable the public manager to generate alternative revenue on road axes where thousands of heavy trucks transit every year. For the operator Tradex, the formalized partnership agreement offers an opportunity to expand its commercial network outside traditional urban areas, thus capturing a significant share of the energy demand related to sub-regional transport.

The socio-economic impact of the project will result in the creation of dozens of direct and indirect jobs related to the operation of the sites, industrial security, and maintenance services. Although the financial details regarding the volume of the global investment, the precise schedule of the works, and the keys to the distribution of benefits have not been disclosed by the signatories, the logistical benefits are expected to be immediate for the national economy. The improvement of the quality of accompanying infrastructure on the two main corridors of the CEMAC is a key lever to reduce transshipment costs and consolidate the position of the Cameroonian maritime facade as a logistics hub in the face of competition from other ports in the Gulf of Guinea.


Ndjomo Carlos

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