Sierra Leone: Koroma's Three Years in Office - Energy and Infrastructure!

15 September 2010

Freetown — On assumption of office in September 2007, President Ernest Bai Koroma promised a progressive turn around for Sierra Leone in 36 months through his 'Agenda for Change', highlighting five prioritized key areas - Agriculture, Energy, Infrastructure, Health and Social Services - which he hopes to focus on within his three years stated time. Mr. Koroma also promised to run his government as effectively as a business.

Having previously looked at Agriculture, and Social Services, my next focus is on Energy and Infrastructure. With Energy, the shift from perennial darkness to light came with an increase on electricity projects from a meager Le483 million in 2007 to Le80 billion in 2010. Soon after assuming the reigns of power, President Koroma, as a short-term emergency measure to provide electricity to the capital Freetown until the completion of Bumbuna, engaged the services of an independent power provider.

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