Despite a significant reduction in supply from Karpowership, which has scaled back its output to just 5.6MW, reserved for essential institutions, Sierra Leone’s energy sector has exceeded expectations,...
The Energy Sector Lead, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, has in a press conference on Friday 13th June, 2025, confirmed that the Karpowership has been shutdown and is currently providing only 6 megawatts (MW)...
Sierra Leone has secured 20 million dollars in funding from Japan to help improve the electricity network along the Freetown Peninsula, led by efforts from Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella. The support comes...
Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, after arriving from Conakry, Guinea, went directly to the Kingtom 161 Power Station to meet with engineers and check on preparations ahead of the expected Karpowership shutdown...
Freetown is expected to face power cuts starting June 12, 2025, after Karpowership announced it will stop supplying electricity to the capital due to unpaid bills. The Ministry of Energy confirmed in...
Sierra Leone has just under two years to choose a new SLPP flagbearer — someone who may potentially succeed H.E. President Julius Maada Bio if elected, especially if the opposition fails to do its homework. Historically,...
President Julius Maada Bio is getting ready to launch a major solar project worth 830 million New Leones (€34 million) that will power thousands of homes and businesses across rural Sierra Leone. The...
The government of Sierra Leone has launched the SOGREA Initiative, a major project aimed at improving energy access in rural areas, nationwide. Supported by the European Union and implemented by UNOPS...
The Ministry of Energy in Sierra Leone has approved the construction of a 1MW solar power station to supply electricity to Njala University’s Makonde campus. The 15-acre project site was handed over...
Andrew Keili, Board Chairman of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), accused every citizen of electricity, saying the country is losing half of its electricity through technical faults...
