Sierra Leone

Responses

Mitigation

Sectors

Energy Rural Water

Instruments

Direct Investment

Provision of climate funds

Governance

Capacity building International cooperation MRV Processes, plans and strategies Subnational and citizen participation

Keywords

Food Security Solar Panels Renewables Biofuels FIT Biomass hydro wind Off Grid

Renewable Energy Policy of Sierra Leone

Executive

Policy

Passed in 2016

This document aims to enable the country to profit from its important potential in hydropower, bioenergy, solar and wind as energy sources. It seeks to enable citizens to benefit from a steady supply, both on- and off-grid.

Documents

Link to full text (PDF) (English)

Climate targets in this law

1 target

Government is setting as its target 4,703 Ktoe/annum (79.7%) and 8,950 Ktoe/annum (84%) of renewable energy contribution to final energy consumption by 2020 and 2030 respectively, to be produced mainly from biomass, solar, hydro and wind.

Energy | Fixed level target | Base year: 2016