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ENERGY / OFF-GRID REVOLUTION IN SIERRA LEONE
27th March 2017
Ministry of EnergyRepublic of Sierra Leone
High Level Workshop on
Energy Access in West Africa
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
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UNOPS - Rural Energy Project
4-year project funded by DFID and implemented by UNOPS (2016 – 2020)
Short-term objective: Meeting the targets of the President’s Delivery Plan by setting up solar PV systems for 50 Community Health Centres by June 2017
Mid-term objective: Extending the solar PV systems to 50 (small) mini-grids and connecting the villages close to the CHCs by December 2017, and implementing another 40 (large) mini-grids by 2019
Long-term objective: Creating an enabling environment for a large-scale roll-out of mini-grids based on public-private partnerships
Tariff policy and regulation: Using experiences/lessons learned from other countries to establish a framework that attracts private investments and facilitates economically viable mini-grid operation
RURAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT - UNOPS
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Selection criteria: Population size and density; geographical spread; CHC catchment area
50 selected Community Health Centres District breakdown
District Chiefdoms
Bo 1
Bombali 6
Bonthe 3
Kailahun 3
Kambia 6
Kenema 1
Koinadugu 3
Kono 6
Moyamba 10
Port Loko 6
Pujehun 3
Tonkolili 2
Total 50
Selection criteria - UNOPS
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Construction work at UNOPS Project Sites
Mambolo CHC site – Solar array and powerhouse
Mambolo CHC Battery bank
Control room cable fixing ongoing Powerhouse fixing of slab reinforcement bars
To commission UNOPS CHCs project sites in April 2017 as follows: Kukuna – North Mambolo – North Koinadugu - North Levuma - East
Highlights: Segbwema Grid
Control room Segbwema
Array Panguma
Highlights of the Energy Revolution: Mini-grids
Mini grid extension
250,000 Solar home systems to be installed by end of 2017.
Women in action
business in solarSolar street lights
18 RE Workshops in 18 ChiefdomsSigned the Energy Compact
Agreement
Launched the Energy Revolution/
Ataya Base Stations
Advocacy issues with Power 4 All
To commission 4 UNOPS sites in
April 2017
Established the REASL
THANK YOU……
Ing. Benjamin Kamara
Director of Energy | Ministry of Energy
00232 76 369 538