President Bio Takes Direct Control of Ministry of Energy Amid Electricity Crisis
Aaron Parker The Office of the President State House has issued a public notice announcing that His Excellency Julius Maada Bio will now directly supervise the Ministry of Energy, responding to Sierra Leone’s persistent electricity crisis. This decision follows Alhaji Ibrahim Kanja Sesay’s immediate resignation as Minister of Energy.
According to the public notice, President Bio will be supported in his supervisory role by two Deputy Ministers: Dr. Eldred Tunde Taylor, appointed as Deputy Minister 1, and Edmond Nonie as Deputy Minister 2.
The move signals a direct intervention by the President to address the challenges facing the energy sector, which has been plagued by inadequate power supply and frequent blackouts.
In addition to the leadership changes, the Ministry of Finance has taken steps to alleviate the financial burden on the energy sector. It has paid US$17 million to the Turkish company Karpowership, aiming to reduce the outstanding debt of approximately US$40 million.
Furthermore, efforts to enhance regional cooperation in energy have been bolstered. The government has allocated US$1.5 million to the West Africa Power Pool Project, TRANCSCO-CLSG, enabling it to receive electricity supply from Ivory Coast. This investment aims to diversify the country’s energy sources and improve reliability.
Oh salone everyday nar new film to watch hmmmmmm we go dae watch while hunger and blackout dae touch we
So you are now president minister Bio
This is a step in the right direction.The President intervention is well appreciated.
Ok we have heard and also watching Tham for the good standard of electricity
Unless we have money to pay for the electricity, there is no fix. Don’t let illegitimate Bio scam you. He will use Kapowership for another year and not pay bills, and rains have started, so Bumbuna will be providing electricity. He will use these situations over the next six months to try to make it look like situation is fixed, he fixed it, it is not. All a scam. He needs to stop travelling so much and put some of that money towards our electricity problem.
Even when the president has taken over the Ministry of Energy there is still blackout in the city so I don’t think there is any impact created so far. Let them pay the power producers the money they owe them so that they can restore back electricity to Freetown.