Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 13, 2025: The Ministry of Energy’s Situation Room has confirmed that despite a significant reduction in power supply from the Karpowership which is currently supplying 5.6 MW from 50 MW it supplies daily, Sierra Leone’s energy sector has exceeded expectations, delivering over 56MW of electricity to Freetown as of 6:00 […]
State House, Freetown, June 6, 2025 — In a bold step towards achieving universal energy access, President Julius Maada Bio has officially launched the €34 million Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) Initiative, a bold step towards achieving universal access for Sierra Leone. Funded by the European Union and implemented by UNOPS in partnership with […]
BUMPE, Kono District | 8 April 2025:- Sierra Leone’s new energy story which places greater reliance on renewable energy sources, particularly hydropower and solar photovoltaic technologies continued in Bumpe, Nimikoro Cheifdom, Kono District, Eastern Sierra Leone with the visit of representatives of the Chicago-based Hecate Global Renewables and the Moroccan-based Africa 50 Fund. Led by […]
Bridgetown, Barbados | 16 March 2025: – The 2025 SEforALL Global Forum, held in Barbados, has concluded, with Sierra Leone taking centre stage for its remarkable efforts to deliver “Sustainable Energy for Equity, Security, and Prosperity.” The country was lauded for its robust actions to achieve energy access for all Sierra Leoneans. https://picref.gov.sl/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bios-Bold-Agenda-in-the-Energy-Sector.mp4 1. President […]
Monday, 10 February 2024:- When His Excellency President Bio convened the first ever Energy Sector Retreat last December at Tokeh Village, it was evident there was a new Sheriff in town. President Bio, as Minister of Energy, is leading from the front to tackle Sierra Leone’s longstanding load shedding problems. As part of the outcomes […]
VIENNA, Austria – Monday, 24 June 2024: The Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development, in partnership with Sierra Leone’s Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), has hosted a High-Level Investment Roundtable to mobilize foreign investment, and to accelerate green investment opportunities to ensure a sustainable energy transition and food security […]
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