Is Sierra Leone a post-Ebola recovery pillar?

keen interest in the performance, availability and access to energy throughout Sierra Leone as a post-Ebola recovery pillar. The GoSL is targeting increased large scale energy generation, improved distribution and improved performance of the solar home system (SHS) energy market concurrently.

What is the Sierra Leone energy revolution?

At the start of 2016, Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Energy and DFID organised the Sierra Leone Energy Revolution with support from Adam Smith International, SOBA and Power for All. The event was part of the UK’s Energy Africa campaign which aims to help the continent achieve universal energy access by 2030.

What is the energy policy of Sierra Leone?

In the autumn of 2013 the Government of Sierra Leone issued a National Energy Policy and a Strategic Energy Plan for the coming years. Although fossil fuels will remain the main energy source for the country in the short- term, according to the policy, renewable energy sources will become more important in the future.

When did easy solar start in Sierra Leone?

Easy Solar started operating in 2016 in Sierra Leone. They initially performed a customer survey of 2,000 households in January 2016, followed by a 200 customer pilot in March of the same year and the team moved full-time to Freetown in August 2016. In the first two years, its customer base grew from 200 to over 100,000 between 2016 and 2019.

Why is easy Solar ranked in Africa's fastest growing companies?

This ranking is a testament to the company’s commitment to providing sustainable energy solutions to communities across the region. Easy Solar was recently featured in the Financial Times as #9 on the list of Africa's fastest growing companies.