The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is supporting the Government of Sierra Leone to increase access to electricity through the Rural Renewable Energy
READ MOREIn 2022, InfraCo Africa committed an additional US$1.2m to deliver eight further mini-grids with PowerGen as part of its ongoing commitment to rural electrification in Sierra Leone. The eight new mini-grids will deliver clean
READ MORELondon-based off-grid utility company Winch Energy has closed financing for a $16 million project to install 49 mini-grids, plus portable batteries, in Sierra Leone
READ MORESince the launch of the UEF mini-grid programme in Sierra Leone, the UEF has approved funding for the construction of 7 mini-grids, which are expected to generate nearly 1,200
READ MORESierra Leone has one of the lowest electricity access rates in the world: the national electrification rate is approximately 26 percent; however, this figure drops to only 6 percent in rural areas. To close the
READ MORE1.2 billion people, 16% of the global population, do not have access to electricity (IEA 2016). In Sierra Leone, the national electrification rate is only 13%. Two thirds of Sierra
READ MORESolar energy provider PowerGen Renewable Energy is commissioning mini-grids in four communities in Sierra Leone. With a total capacity of 150 kWp, the solar systems were installed in partnership with InfraCo Africa, a
READ MOREAs part of the Rural Renewable Electrification Project (RREP), Off-Grid Power has successfully implemented Sierra Leone''s largest off-grid energy project,
READ MOREThe policies provide for decentralized solar power and for mini-grids within the rural electrification strategy to increase access to energy in rural areas of Sierra Leone. The regulations provide for cost
READ MOREAcknowledging the challenges posed by costly grid expansion, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has identified off-grid solutions as a viable approach to meet the electricity
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