List of power stations in Sierra Leone

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This article lists all power stations in Sierra Leone .

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Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stationTypeCapacityCompletedName of reservoirRiver
Bumbuna Hydroelectric Power Station Reservoir 50 MW2009Bumbuna Reservoir Rokel River
Bankasoka Hydro power (Port Loko) [1] Run of river 3 MW2017N/A Bankasoka River
Charlotte Falls mini-hydro dam [2] 2.2 MWOrugu River [3]
Dodo mini-hydro dam [4] Run of river 6 MW2007 (upgraded)
Makali Dam [4] 120kW
Yele mini-hydro dam [4] 250kW

Thermal power

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacityCompletedOwnerNotes
King Tom Diesel Power Station Freetown 8°29′34″N13°14′51″W / 8.4929°N 13.2474°W / 8.4929; -13.2474 (King Tom Diesel Power Station) Diesel fuel 50 MWSierra Leone Electricity Corporation
Port Loko Thermal Power Station Port Loko Heavy fuel oil 30 MWFirst Steps & Shamshi Private Limited [5]
Sunbird Bioenergy Archived 2019-09-24 at the Wayback Machine MakeniBiomass32 MWSunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone

Solar

Solar power stationCommunityCoordinatesCapacityCompletedOwnerNotes
Newton solar park [6] Freetown6 MW
Segbwema mini grid [7] Kailahun127 kW
Panguma mini grid [7] Kenema66 kW
Gbinti mini grid [7] Karene79 kW
Baoma Solar Power Station [8] Yamandu, Southern Province 8°11′08″N11°47′55″W / 8.185556°N 11.798511°W / 8.185556; -11.798511 (Baoma Solar Power Station) 25 MW2023 (expected) [9] Serengeti Energy Limited [10]

Hybrid

Hybrid power stationCommunityCoordinatesCapacityCompletedOwnerNotes
Baomahun Hybrid Power Station [11] Baomahun 07°47′19″N11°40′03″W / 7.78861°N 11.66750°W / 7.78861; -11.66750 (Baomahun Hybrid Power Station) 23.8 MW (solar)
13.8 MWh (Bess)
21 MW (thermal)		2025 expected CrossBoundary Energy [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Construction of UN-supported hydro power plant begins in Sierra Leone". 4 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Awoko Newspaper -".
  3. ↑ "Strategic water supply and sanitation framework" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Government to Light Headquarter Towns – Global Times News". Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. ↑ Power Station To Be Developed By These Two Entities Archived 2013-09-06 at archive.today
  6. ↑ "Minister of Energy signs Implementing Agreement for 6MW Solar Park". Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  7. 1 2 3 "Renewables-Salone - Location of Mini Grids in SL". Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  8. ↑ Jean Marie Takouleu (14 December 2022). "Sierra Leone: Baoma 1 solar PV plant goes live as a PPP". Afrik21.afrik. Paris, France. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Brian Groenendaal (20 December 2022). "5MW Solar PV Project Commissioned In Sierra Leone". Green Building Africa. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Mienyeseighe Atalawei (21 December 2022). "Baoma 1 solar power plant, Sierra Leone's first of it's [sic] kind commences commercial operations". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Jean Marie Takouleu (13 February 2024). "Decarbonization: Sierra Leone's largest PV park to power Baomahun mine". Paris, France. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Brian Groenendaal (12 February 2024). "FG Gold And CrossBoundary Energy Team Up For Solar Hybrid Project Servicing Baomahun Gold Mine In Sierra Leone". GreenBuildingAfrica.co.za. South Africa. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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