Karpowership, a Turkish power firm operating in Sierra Leone, has served notice to cut power supply to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, with the exception of critical facilities such as hospitals.
This is part of a plan to recover outstanding debt owed to Karpowership.
A statement issued by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Energy mentioned that Karpowership served them notice on May 28, 2025, that they would disconnect power supply to Freetown at midnight on June 12.
The Ministry said that after several negotiations, the company agreed to dispatch only 6MW of power to keep hospitals and other critical facilities in operation.
“Despite the notice of disconnection, Karpowership made a commitment to maintaining a 6MW supply of electricity for essential services and critical facilities like hospitals,” the ministry said.
Notwithstanding this development, the Ministry assured the general public, particularly residents of Freetown, that it has taken steps, on the instructions of His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio, to mitigate the impact of the reduction in power supply to Freetown.
The Ministry further assured citizens that necessary actions have been taken to ensure the provision of reliable, affordable, and accessible power supply to Freetown in line with the vision of the President.
The public should note that aggressive reforms are taking place at EDSA to ensure the technical and commercial viability of the utility.
While the Ministry regrets to announce that there will be some load shedding, it assured residents of Freetown that such load shedding would be properly managed.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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