DBSA commits US$4.9m financing to 143 MW Bumbuna II hydropower in Sierra Leone
As Joule Africa enters the final stages in developing the Bumbuna II 143 MW hydropower project in Sierra Leone, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), has committed US$4.9 million to finance remaining project development activities.
Bumbuna II will be located on the Upper Seli River in North East Sierra Leone. The project involves building an extension to the existing 50 MW Bumbuna I facility. Bumbuna II will also feed into the Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea extension to the West African Power Pool transmission line.
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April 03, 2019
Winch Energy awarded contract for mini-grid electrification program in Northern Sierra Leone
UK-based off-grid renewable energy developer, operator and technology integrator, Winch Energy, is awarded the contract by Ministry of Energy in Sierra Leone to deliver the electrification program of...
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January 18, 2019
143 MW hydro project in Sierra Leone secures financing
Electrification Financing Initiative has committed US$3.5 million of development capital to finance 50% of the external development expenses needed to reach financial close of the 143 MW hydropower pr...
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December 04, 2017
The Goverment of Sierra Leone has ratified the construction of the project which is the expansion of the existing hydropower plant
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July 08, 2017
Joule Africa and the government of Sierra Leone signed a 25-year power purchase agreement from a 143-MW expansion of the 50-MW Bumbuna station
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June 07, 2017
EOI for solar mini-grid systems through PPP in Sierra Leone
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Energy has launched a request for expression of interest (RFEOI) for a solar mini-grid operation under a PPP arrangement.
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