Sierra Leone: Second power ship to provide electricity for millions

Sierra Leone: Second power ship to provide electricity for millions

Sierra Leone’s electricity problem needs fixing fast, using sustainable approaches such as the use of renewables, solar, hydro, wind and conversation of decades of landfill rubbish into energy, to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country.

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Africa Oil & Gas: GeoPartners announces new 2D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone

Africa Oil & Gas: GeoPartners announces new 2D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone

GeoPartners, in partnership with the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, has announced a new 2D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone to support the 4th Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round planned for later this year.

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Renewables: Akon Lighting Sierra Leone

Renewables: Akon Lighting Sierra Leone

Akon, Senegalese rapper and founder of Akon Lighting Africa, has pledged to equip Sierra Leone with 5,000 solar street lights and 2,500 traffic lights to accompany the national electrification agenda. “The commitment of the philanthropic organization of Akon will be of great help for the electrification of our country. It proves the impressive leadership of President Julius Maada Bio who was able to mobilize, in six months, the international good will to improve the daily…

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Africa Oil & Gas: Sierra Leone suspends Fourth Licensing Round

Africa Oil & Gas: Sierra Leone suspends Fourth Licensing Round

In August 2018 Mr Timothy Kabba was appointed as Director General of the Sierra Leone Petroleum Directorate. Mr Kabba brings fresh perspectives to the current Fourth Sierra Leone Licensing Round and in step with the Government’s New Direction initiative, he has decided to expand the dialogue and enter a period of industry consultation.

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Africa Renewables: Power Plant Breaks Ground in Sierra Leone

Globeleq, along with CDC Group plc (CDC) and TCQ Power, celebrated the start of construction of the 57-MW Western Area Power Generation Project in Sierra Leone.  The president of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, led the ground-breaking ceremony at the future power plant site.

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Global Mining Markets: Ship owners impose ‘ebola premium’ on Sierra Leone iron ore cargoes

Owners of some ships used to transport iron ore from ports in ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone are imposing a premium on chartering rates from affected ports. Sierra Leone iron ore miner African Minerals told Steel First news agency on Wednesday November 5 that some ship owners were charging a “small premium” for the perceived risk of carrying freight from the country, but that its own operations had not been affected.

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