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List of power stations in Sierra Leone

This article lists all power stations in Sierra Leone.

Hydroelectric

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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

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Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Completed Owner Notes
King Tom Diesel Power Station Freetown 8°29′34″N 13°14′51″W / 8.4929°N 13.2474°W / 8.4929; -13.2474 (King Tom Diesel Power Station) 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 Makeni Biomass 32 MW Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone

Solar

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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″N 11°47′55″W / 8.185556°N 11.798511°W / 8.185556; -11.798511 (Baoma Solar Power Station) 25 MW 2023 (expected)[9] Serengeti Energy Limited[10]

Hybrid

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Hybrid power station Community Coordinates Capacity Completed Owner Notes
Baomahun Hybrid Power Station[11] Baomahun 07°47′19″N 11°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

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References

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  1. ^ "Construction of UN-supported hydro power plant begins in Sierra Leone". 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Awoko Newspaper -".
  3. ^ http://www.washlearningsl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Water-Supply-Improvement-Plan-FINAL-Aug-08.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b c "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".
  7. ^ a b c "Renewables-Salone - Location of Mini Grids in SL".
  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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