The capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, home to over two million people has been connected and is now enjoying the much-awaited 24-hour electricity from the CLSG grid. “People are upbeat and there is excitement all over town,” says Freetown resident, Sulaiman Kamara, who is also TRANSCO CLSG Environmental Assistant.
TRANSCO CLSG project reached this landmark achievement on Thursday, July 7, 2022, following the successful synchronization of the Sierra Leone network with the CLSG network, as well as the effective energization of the Bikongor and Bumbuna substations. TRANSCO CLSG is supplying electricity to Freetown from an injection point in Bumbuna, which is about 260 km away from the capital. Freetown has been importing up to a peak of 50 MW from the CLSG network, according to Erick Achi, the Engineering Coordinator of TRANSCO CLSG.
Meanwhile, the Management of Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) of Sierra Leone wishes to inform the general public that the interconnection works, testing and energization of the TRANSCO CLSG Line at Bumbuna Substation to Freetown has been completed.
Credit: TRANSCO CSLG
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