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This article lists all power stations in Sierra Leone .
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This article lists all power stations in Sierra Leone .
| Hydroelectric station | Type | Capacity | Completed | Name of reservoir | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumbuna Hydroelectric Power Station | Reservoir | 50 MW | 2009 | Bumbuna Reservoir | Rokel River |
| Bankasoka Hydro power (Port Loko) [1] | Run of river | 3 MW | 2017 | N/A | Bankasoka River |
| Charlotte Falls mini-hydro dam [2] | 2.2 MW | Orugu River [3] | |||
| Dodo mini-hydro dam [4] | Run of river | 6 MW | 2007 (upgraded) | ||
| Makali Dam [4] | 120kW | ||||
| Yele mini-hydro dam [4] | 250kW |
| Thermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity | Completed | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Tom Diesel Power Station | Freetown | 8°29′34″N13°14′51″W / 8.4929°N 13.2474°W | Diesel fuel | 50 MW | Sierra Leone Electricity Corporation | ||
| Port Loko Thermal Power Station | Port Loko | Heavy fuel oil | 30 MW | First Steps & Shamshi Private Limited [5] | |||
| Sunbird Bioenergy Archived 2019-09-24 at the Wayback Machine | Makeni | Biomass | 32 MW | Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone |
| Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity | Completed | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton solar park [6] | Freetown | 6 MW | ||||
| Segbwema mini grid [7] | Kailahun | 127 kW | ||||
| Panguma mini grid [7] | Kenema | 66 kW | ||||
| Gbinti mini grid [7] | Karene | 79 kW | ||||
| Baoma Solar Power Station [8] | Yamandu, Southern Province | 8°11′08″N11°47′55″W / 8.185556°N 11.798511°W | 25 MW | 2023 (expected) [9] | Serengeti Energy Limited [10] | |
| Hybrid power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity | Completed | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baomahun Hybrid Power Station [11] | Baomahun | 07°47′19″N11°40′03″W / 7.78861°N 11.66750°W | 23.8 MW (solar) 13.8 MWh (Bess) 21 MW (thermal) | 2025 expected | CrossBoundary Energy | [12] |
The Blitta Solar Power Station is an operational 50 MW (67,000 hp) solar power plant in Togo. The power station was developed by Amea Power, an independent power producer (IPP), based in the United Arab Emirates. The solar farm, which is the largest grid-ready in Togo, is also referred to as Mohamed Bin Zayed Power Station, named after His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The power station began commercial operations in June 2021.
The Dyason's Klip 1 Power Station,, is an 86 megawatts solar power plant in South Africa. The power station was developed and is owned and operated by a consortium comprising an international independent power producer (IPP), South African and European investors and a local charitable trust. Commercially commissioned in February 2020, the solar farm's 217 GWh of energy production annually is sold to Eskom, the national electricity utility company, under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).
Serengeti Energy Limited, formerly called responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding (rAREH), is an independent power producer (IPP) company Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with investments in sub-Saharan Africa. Serengeti Energy specializes in renewable energy sources of between 5 MW and 50 MW at various development stages including planning, financing, construction and operations. As of June 2024, the firm has 9 operational plants in 5 countries: 3 hydro-power plants in South Africa, 3 hydro-power plants in Uganda, 1 hydro-power plant in Rwanda, 1 solar-power plant in Malawi and Sierra Leone's first grid connected solar-power plant in Bo District, with a total operational capacity of 53MW. The company commissioned the 21MWp Nkhotakota Solar Power Station in Malawi, in March 2023.
Baoma Solar Power Station, is a 25 megawatts (34,000 hp) solar power plant under construction in Sierra Leone. The first phase of this renewable energy infrastructure with generation capacity of 5 MW is operational and was commercially commissioned in December 2022. The second phase with generation capacity of 20 MW is under construction and is expected to come online in the Q4 of 2023. It is reported to be the first grid-connected solar farm in the country, built under a public-private partnership.
Baomahun Hybrid Power Station, is a hybrid power plant under development in Sierra Leone. The power station comprises: (a) a 23.8 MW (31,900 hp) solar power plant (b) a 13 MW/13.8 MWh battery storage power station (BESS) and (c) a 21 MW thermal power plant. The power station is owned and under development by CrossBoundary Energy, an independent power producer (IPP) based in Kenya. The off-taker in FG Gold Limited a mining company, domiciled in Sierra Leone and based in Freetown, the country's capital city. The power is intended for use in FG Gold's new Baomahun Gold Mine, in Baomahun. Sierra Leone.
The Palapye Solar Power Station, also Lotsane Solar Power Station, is a 100 MW (130,000 hp) solar power station, under development in Botswana. The solar farm is owned and is being developed by Solarcentury from the United Kingdom and ENRC from Botswana. The power generated here is intended to be fed into the Southern Africa Power Pool for export. As of February 2024 the development has received a power generation license from the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA).
Oya Hybrid Power Station, also Oya Energy Hybrid Facility, is a hybrid power plant under development in South Africa. The power station comprises a 155 MW (208,000 hp) solar power plant, a 92 MW/242 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), and an 86 MW wind power plant. The power station is owned and under development by a consortium of four independent energy companies. Under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the power generated here will be sold to Eskom, the national electricity utility company, for integration into the national grid.
The Dapaong Solar Power Station is a planned 25 megawatts solar power plant in Togo. In April 2024, the Government of Togo announced an international tender for qualified international firms and consortia to submit bids of expression of interest in the design, procurement and installation of a 25 MW solar power plant, with attached battery storage power station (BESS) storage of 40MWh. The tender closed on 4 June 2024.