Abidjan | Mar 17 | High Level Workshop on Energy Access in West Africa Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

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Ing. Benjamin Kamara

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ENERGY / OFF-GRID REVOLUTION IN
SIERRA LEONE
27th March 2017
Ministry of Energy
Republic 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 solar
Solar street lights
18 RE Workshops in 18 Chiefdoms
Signed 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
benshinoh@gmail.com
00232 76 369 538

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