Sierra Leone: We’ve Paid $320M To Karpowership; We Owe Only $70M-Ing. Nonie

The Government of Sierra Leone has revealed that it has paid a whopping sum of $320 million to Turkish power firm Karpowership between 2018 and 2025 for the supply of power in the country.

According to Ing. Edmond Nonie, Deputy Minister 1 of the Ministry of Energy, Sierra Leone has paid a greater part of its debt to Karpowership, with only $70 million being outstanding.

Last night, Karpowership drastically cut the amount of power supply to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, from 50 MW to only 6 MW in a bid to keep critical facilities such as hospitals, schools, and water facilities operational due to the Government’s failure to settle the outstanding debt.

A statement issued by Karpowership prior to the reduction in power supply highlighted several attempts earlier this year to get the Government to settle the outstanding debt, but yielded no positive result.

Commenting on the issue, Deputy Energy Minister Ing. Nonie emphasized the scale of the government’s financial commitment to maintaining energy supply through Karpowership. He noted that despite the substantial payments made over the years, the Government of Sierra Leone still owes Karpowership $70 million.

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com