The government, international donors and various NGOs collaborate in various larger development programs or projects that include renewable energies.
Current programs or projects
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Name |
Key activities |
Implementer |
Region |
Funded by |
Duration |
| Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility Programme | 1. Enabling Environment 2. Knowledge Management: 3. Coordination: |
Coffey International, with core partners GOGLA, World Resources Institute (WRI), and Open Capital Advisors (OCA). | 14 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). | UK Government Department for International Development (DFID). | 4 Years, starting June, 2019 |
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Promoting Renewable Energy Services for Social Development (PRESSD) |
Installation of SHS for Charging Centres, Energy Hubs, Agricultural Business Centres, Clinics, Community Banks, Schools 3 mini-grids and trainings. |
ENFO, COOPI, WHH, Oxfam |
Kenema, Kailahun, Kono, Port Loko, Kambia, Bombali |
EU |
2014- 2018 |
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Campaing on renewable energy awereness |
Power for All |
nation-wide |
DFID |
2016 - ongoing |
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A total of 50 plus 40 mini-grids at health facilites |
Ministry of Energy, UNOPS |
Nation-wide |
UK-Aid |
2017-ongoing |
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| Solar Street Lights | Installation of 8471 solar street lights in the fourteen district headquarter towns across the country | Ministry of Energy | Nation-wide | until 2017 | |
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Implementation of solar water pumps for decentralized water supplies |
Oxfam, Concern, Save the Children, Action against Hunger |
Freetown |
DFID |
ongoing |
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Solar Charging Centres to support Biodiversity Conservation |
GEF |
Outamba Kilimi National Park, Loma Mountains National Park, Kangari Hills Non-Hunting Forest Reserve |
World Bank |
2011 |
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Apex Bank Solar Systems |
Provision of SHS for Financial Service Associations and Community Banks |
Kafeibu Constructions |
nation-wide |
IFAD |
2017 |
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Government-led initiative, as part of the Energy Africa Policy Compact signed by the Government of Sierra Leone with the Government of the UK in February 2016 to achieve Power for all by 2025 |
Ministry of Energy |
Nation-wide |
2016-ongoing |
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Solar systems for health facilities |
JICA, JSI, ACF |
Nation-wide |
USAID |
2015-2017 |
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Training centre, courses for illiterate women, installation of Solar Systems |
Ministry of Energy |
Nation-wide |
ongoing |
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Training and education programmes on solar energy, learning centre with workshop and demonstration objects |
EFA |
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different donors |
ongoing |
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Government Technical Institute (GTI) |
3 year course at the Renewable Energy Centre |
GTI |
Freetown, Kissy Dockyard |
Government Sierra Leone |
ongoing |
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Roadmap to reform the Electricity Sector |
MCCU, Ministry of Energy |
Nation-wide |
2017 |
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Playhouse Foundation |
SHS for health facilities and schools |
Playhouse Foundation, EnDev |
Kono, Kailahun |
Playhouse Foundation, EnDev |
ongoing |
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Private Sector Association |
Nation-wide, Freetown |
2016 - ongoing |
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Provide electricity and employment options (charging centre) to rural population |
EFA |
Nation-wide |
EU |
ongoing | |
| Energy Efficient Production and Utilisation of Charcoal through Innovative Technologies | Improving charcoal production (charcoal kilns) and dissemination of improved cook stoves (300 industrial, 700 institutional and 14,000 household models) | UNDP | Nation-wide | gef | 2012-2019 |
| Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) | Installation of over 900 solar powered fridges for cooling vaccinations. | Ministry of Health | Nation-wide | UNICEF | 2003 - ongoing |
| Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) | Support the efforts of West Africa and Sahel countries to accelerate the deployment of pico-PV (<10W), SHS and standalone PV systems for rural public services and productive uses. | ECREEE | 19 Countries in total: 15 ECOWAS and 4 Countries(Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad,and Mauritania) | WORLD BANK GROUP | Ongoing |
