National Energy Policy and Strategic Plan

Category: Executive

Document Type: Plan

Role: Main

Summary of the Sierra Leone National Energy Strategic Plan, September 2009.

The Sierra Leone National Energy Strategic Plan, developed by the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources in September 2009, serves as Part II of the National Energy Policy and Strategic Plan, aiming to leverage energy for poverty alleviation and socio-economic development. Its primary purpose is to outline the broad objectives, strategies, and specific activities across various energy sub-sectors to guide energy sector development in Sierra Leone over the short (2010-2015), medium (2016-2020), and long (2021-2025) terms. The scope of the plan covers both energy supply and energy demand sub-sectors, as well as cross-cutting issues. Energy supply sub-sectors include Electricity (generation, transmission, distribution, rural electrification), Petroleum (downstream and upstream activities), and Renewables (hydro, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, ocean energy). Energy demand sub-sectors encompass Household, Agriculture and Fisheries, Commercial and Services, Industrial, Mining, and Transport. Cross-cutting issues likely include legal/institutional frameworks, research and development, capacity building, and environmental considerations. Key strategic objectives and implied obligations for relevant government ministries and agencies (such as the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, National Power Authority, Petroleum Office, Environmental Protection Agency, Public Utility Regulatory Commission, etc.) include increasing electricity generation capacity and access, improving transmission and distribution networks, promoting rural electrification, ensuring reliable petroleum supply, diversifying the energy mix by promoting renewable energy technologies (RETs), improving energy efficiency across demand sectors, and establishing appropriate legal and institutional frameworks. The plan explicitly mentions the promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) and the potential utilization of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), indicating an awareness of greenhouse gas abating technologies and climate change considerations within the energy strategy. Affected sectors are broad and include the energy sector itself (electricity, petroleum, renewables), households, agriculture, fisheries, commercial services, industry, mining, and transport. The plan sets strategic targets for these sectors over defined periods. The deadlines and compliance dates are structured around the strategic target periods: - Short Term: 2010 – 2015 - Medium Term: 2016 – 2020 - Long Term: 2021 – 2025 The plan outlines specific activities and expected outcomes within each of these timeframes, although it does not specify strict compliance dates for individual actions but rather sets goals to be achieved by the end of each period. The primary regulation/statute name referenced is the document itself, the "Sierra Leone National Energy Strategic Plan, September 2009", which is Part II of the "National Energy Policy and Strategic Plan". It operates within the existing legal and institutional framework of Sierra Leone, involving various ministries and regulatory bodies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC).

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL ENERGY
STRATEGIC PLAN
SEPTEMBER 2009

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND STRATEGIC PLAN
ENERGY FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PART II: ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN
September 2009

SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. BROAD OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES OF THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES 2
III. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 7
IV. SUB SECTORAL OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES 8
a. ENERGY SUPPLY SUB-SECTORS 8
i. ELECTRICITY SUB-SECTOR 8
ii. PETROLEUM SUB-SECTOR 12
iii. RENEWABLES SUB-SECTOR 21
b. ENERGY DEMAND SUB-SECTORS 31
i. HOUSEHOLD SUB-SECTOR 31
ii. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SUB-SECTOR 33
iii. COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES SUB-SECTOR 35
iv. INDUSTRIAL SUB-SECTOR 38
v. MINING SUB-SECTOR 40
vi. TRANSPORT SUB-SECTOR 41
c. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES 43
d. STRATEGIC TARGETS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR 46
i. SHORT TERM [2010 – 2015] 47
ii. MEDIUM TERM [2016 – 2020] 49
iii. LONG TERM [2021 – 2025] 50
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SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN
ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS
BADEA - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
BHP - Bumbuna Hydro-Electric Project
BKPS - Bo-Kenema Power Station
BSL - Bank of Sierra Leone
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
CFL - Compact Fluorescent Lamps
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GOSL - Government of Sierra Leone
GTZ - German Technical Agency

Tags: Climate Change, Compliance, Deadline, Electricity, Energy, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply, Energy Transition, Fossil Fuels, Governance, Hydro, Industry, Infrastructure, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Investment, Mining, Mitigation, Oil And Gas, Policy, Regulation, Renewable Energy, Report, Research And Development, Solar, Transport, Wind

Sector: Energy

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