Chinese manufacturer Sungrow, which commissioned the project, says its the country’s first national-scale power generation project connected to the grid in nearly a decade.
Chinese manufacturer Sungrow has commissioned a large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Sierra Leone.
According to an update from the company, the project is the first national-scale power generation project connected to the country’s grid in nearly a decade.
The World Bank-backed project features a solar array, of an undisclosed capacity, tied to 35 MWh energy storage system that integrates eight units of Sungrow’s PowerTitan Series ESS.
Sierra Leone has one of the lowest electricity access rates globally, with around 90% of those with access located in the capital, Freetown, and only five of the 16 regional capitals receiving partial electricity supply from diesel generators and hydropower facilities. The national grid records daily power outages of up to 18 hours.
