Sierra Leone: Bo-Kenema grid to be upgraded

The government launched a project on 13 February for the rehabilitation and extension of the Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UK Department for International Development. Construction contractors have not yet been selected.The project, which was approved in December, forms part of the government’s Post Ebola Recovery Programme. It will upgrade and extend a 33kV electricity line between Bo and Kenema and build new substations to improve supply.