Release by Scatec, a leading Norwegian energy company, has announced plans to invest in a significant renewable energy project in Kamakwei Town, Karene District. The initiative aims to provide 40 megawatts (MW) of sustainable power to the region, addressing ongoing electricity shortages and supporting local development efforts. Alahaji Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, head of Sierra Leone’s […]
Monday, March 10, 2025– A delegation from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) that houses the Reduce Emission from Deforestation/Degradation (REDD+) today visited the PI-CREF Secretariat where they were warmly received by senior staff members on behalf of Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, chairman. According to Mr. Gbessay E.S Momoh, National Technical Coordinator for REDD+, the […]
Today, Friday May 17th, the Irish Climate Envoy, Sinead Walsh, paid a courtesy visit to her counterpart, PI-CREF’s Chairman, Kandeh Yumkella, at his state house office. The meeting centered around the outcomes of the recent clean cooking summit in Paris, and support for the Clean Cooking Delivering Unit. Madam Walsh and Dr. Yumkella brainstormed on […]
FREETOWN, 18th May, 2024 Following a successful participation at the IEA Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris with His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio, Hon. Dr. Yumkella returned to Sierra Leone with renewed vigor to continue his work on climate change, renewable energy and food security – three pillars that are critical to […]
January 23, 2025: The Global Panel on Agriculture for Nutrition and Food Systems (GLoPAN) has unveiled a new report focused on enhancing nutrition and building resilience within Africa’s food systems. The study was spearheaded by Dr. Patrick Kormowa, Director of Food Security and Climate Smart Agriculture at the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy […]
Freetown, Sierra Leone | 18 July 2024: Sierra Leone is set to benefit from the development of 1 gigawatt of renewable energy power following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Infinity Power Holding B.V. (Infinity Power) and the Ministry of Energy. The agreement signed on Wednesday, 17 July at State House in […]
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 […]
FREETOWN, 20th May, 2024 OTEC Engineering – an energy investment firm engaged the Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security and his team to discuss potential investment in the energy sector, especially in renewables. OTEC’s Executive General Manager, Fan Lian, stated that they had met with the Ministry of […]
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, along with Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella and other key figures from over 60 nations came together at the Clean Cooking Summit in Paris on the 14th May, 2023 to pledge $4 billion towards providing clean cooking access. The initiative aims to benefit 250 Million African women by 2030. Dr Akinwumi […]
Freetown, SIERRA LEONE – The Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security (PI-CREF) convened a gathering of experts in food nutrition and resilience on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the City Council New Building in Sierra Leone. The event, attended by a diverse group of food specialists from various sectors, aimed to […]