Doctor Kandeh Yumkella, the energy lead sector has disclosed that Sierra Leone's Government has pulled out of the Bumbuna Phase 2 project due to it's projected cost of $1.1 billion, a figure which is considered...
Electricity supply to several key towns and districts in Sierra Leone, including Makeni, Magburaka, Bo, Kenema, and Koidu, has been severely impacted following a drastic reduction in power generation by...
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Finance and Energy, in collaboration with the Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella,...
The contractors and managers of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric plant, the Italian company WEBUILD, have completed the maintenance of the hydroelectric dam as the first turbine has become functional once more,...
The Ministry of Energy, in collaboration with the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) and the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company (EGTC), has announced the commencement of...
The Electricity provider, the Bumbuna Hydro, will shut down temporarily for a period of two weeks to undertake very necessary maintenance in readiness for full operations in the rainy season. This information...
A heated exchange has unfolded on Facebook between Abu Bakarr Boxx Conteh, Organizing Secretary for the opposition APC in the North West Region, and Myk Berewa, Director of Communications in the Office...
President Julius Maada Bio has launched a new 10-million-ton iron ore processing plant developed by Leone Rock Metal Group, also known as Kingho Mining Company. The launch took place in Tonkolili, where...
Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security, said Freetown still faces power challenges due to insufficient generation capacity, while...
The Sierra Leone government engaged a Ugandan company, Dipro International Engineering in a bid to band-aid the country's current electricity crisis. Earlier this week, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Director-General...
