ABSTRACT: According to the Cameroon Energy Situation (SEC) in 2011, the energy consumption mix was
73% biomass, 20% oil and gas products, and 7% electricity totaling around 6000 ktoe (Kilotons of oil equivalent)
for the whole country and converted to about 0.3toe (tons of oil equivalent) per capita. World Energy Outlook
(2016), holds that only 54% of the Cameroonian population has access to electricity, with an average of 88% in
urban areas versus only 17% in rural areas. There is still a lot to be done to connect all Cameroonians to excellent
and affordable electricity sources. The inhabitants of Bayomen village have been living without electricity for
years until recently that renewable energy a concentrated solar system was installed. The interest behind this work
is to find out the perceptions that the inhabitants of Bayomen do have about solar energy. Data was collected with
the help of techniques like in-depth individual interviews, focus group discussions, and direct observations to
understand what they think about this new energy source in their village. One significant finding shows that
majority of the inhabitants are getting in contact with solar energy for the first time. Solar energy is considered a
blessing to the village for bringing development and has also removed them from the darkness. Some think that
solar energy has come as a burden to the village. Consequently, that solar energy is very useful, especially for
those remote villages that electricity might never reach there in the nearest future. Another area of research could
be conducted on the adaptations of solar energy for rural development in Bayomen-Cameroon.