•
The construction of
Management
the
three
mini-hydros in
• Establishment of a reCharlotte,
Bankasoka
and
gime for regulating
Makali
has
been
completwater supply and sewed.
erage services which
•
The Ministry has
effectively
balances
signed
contracts to supeconomic,
financial,
ply,
install
and commission
and social objectives;
thermal
generators
in Port
and
Loko,
Moyamba,
Kailahun,
• Enactment of a new
Kabala, Kambia, Bonthe,
Water Law which creKamakwie and Pujehun.
Water
pump
installation
ates a legislative frame•
Parliament has also
work for all those inratified
the
agreement
between
the Government
volved in the sector—public and private, present
and
the
Abu
Dhabi
Fund
for
Development
in reand future—and supersedes outdated water-relatspect
of
the
installation
of
a
6MW
Solar
Park
to
ed legislation.
serve Newton and its environs.
Three bills designed to unlock the potential of the sector • By June, 2017, stand-alone solar systems will be
installed in 50 Community Health Centers nationin water resources management are now at an advance
wide.
stage. Government has also taken steps to provide safe
•
The
rehabilitation of 6 power plants in Makeni,
supply to 700,000 people in several provincial areas,
Blackhall
Road and Kingtom is also on track.
and improve access to water and sanitation in Pujehun,
•
The
rehabilitation
of generation and evacuation
Kono, Kambia Koinadugu and Bonthe. Steps are also
networks
to
reduce
technical losses is at an adfar ahead in providing additional 422,600 people in
vanced
stage
these districts with access to safe drinking water. To
build a financially sustainable and scalable water ser- • Completed the Environmental Impact Assessment
for the Bo-Kenema upgrade
vices model, an operating cost recovery strategy will
•
Installation of 22,000 pre-paid meters to increase
be piloted in small towns. In order to protect our enviaccess to customers nationwide and to boost revronment with a view to sustain our water and other liveenue generation
lihood sources and to mitigate vulnerabilities to climate
•
Framework agreement signed with the Anti-Corrupchange, a spatial database for natural resources in
tion Commission to curb electricity malpractices.
Sierra Leone has been completed. The Environmental
•
Rural electrification scheme in high progress .The
Protection Agency (EPA) has also developed a national
African Development Bank / CLSG funded (EUR
climate change policy.
374,400,000) Interconnector project involves constructing a 1,357 km transmission line allowing
3.5.10. Providing Energy
power exports initially from Ivory Coast to Liberia,
In spite of the challenges facing the country during the
Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The interconnector aims
reporting period, the provision of electricity continues
to create incentives to explore the hydropower poto be central to the recovery and sustainable national
tential in Sierra Leone and Guinea which, if redevelopment process of the Government of Sierra Lealized, would provide all the countries with an
one. With the ambitious target of doubling access to
increased supply of electricity to meet growing
electricity to 250,000 households under the 24 months
demand. Approximately 12.5% of the total project
recovery programme, GoSL administration is seeking
cost will finance rural electrification. The Governto double total operational power generation capacity
ment of China in a bid to help Sierra Leone imfrom 75MW to150MW.
prove its electricity supply in rural areas has fundTo achieve this goal, the following projects are being
ed the construction of three mini hydro projects in
implemented:
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