Minister of Energy and Power, Alhaji Kanja Sesay has left Freetown for
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the invitation of the Assembly of the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to take part in the agency’s
tenth session and related meetings taking place between 10 to 12 January 2020.
The tenth session of the IRENA Assembly is taking place at a time when
renewable energy is widely acknowledged as the key to sustainable economic
development; and at a time when Sierra Leone is intensifying efforts to
securely and permanently fix its national grid, with renewable energy at the
very heart of such strides.
The Assembly will discuss ways to accelerate renewable energy deployment
and examine the latest trends and key drivers for achieving the energy
transition.
Mr. Sesay is expected to interface and exchange ideas on important
issues on the international renewable agenda, with energy ministers from other
countries in two Ministerial events.
These events will provide a unique opportunity for Mr. Sesay to discuss
and share knowledge on Decarbonization and Renewable NDGs, and to provide
inputs to guide future national and international work on renewables.
The energy minister hopes to make a good case for Sierra Leone at the
summit, as he is poised to share with colleagues the country’s strides in
achieving sustainable energy, with specific reference to renewable energy which
has been one of the cornerstones of the Bio-led government’s national energy
policy.
The minister will also position Sierra Leone as a country ready and
secure for investment in not only the energy sector but in other sectors.
