The Parliament of Sierra Leone has ratified an African Development Bank (ADB) Project Preparation Facility dedicated to developing the Bo-Mile 9) interconnection and designed to benefit some 60 communities and 50,000 people.
The Project Preparation Facility (PPF) will support the Government of Sierra Leone in preparing the Sierra Leone Rural Electrification Access Project (SLREAP), including a feasibility study, technical design and environmental impact assessments.
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Finance has informed that the project will positively impact the country’s energy landscape and will ensure the electrification of more than 60 communities through the provision of 8 new 66/33kv substations, 2 new 33/11kv substations, 150/33 0.4kv distribution substations, 350 km of 66kv transmission lines, 400km of 33kv distribution lines, 50,000 customer lines, and public lighting and social infrastructure.
When fully developed, the Project will represent an estimated US$100,000,000 strategic investment in Sierra Leone’s energy future, will also strategically align with Sierra Leone’s Medium Term National Development Plan, the AfDB’s Country Strategy Paper (2020-2024), and the AfDB’s Energy Policy, Gender Strategy and Climate Change Action Plan (2020-2031).
It should be noted that the Government of Sierra Leone is contributing NLe6,080,960.00, which is equivalent to US$262,000.00, towards the project.
The Ministry assured all that it remains committed to creating the enabling environment for investments in the energy sector.
