Reliable sources indicate that Turkish energy firm Karpowership is poised to halt its power generation activities tonight due to the Government of Sierra Leone’s unresolved debt of close to $40 million.
This regrettable development is anticipated to cause a significant power outage in the capital city of Freetown.
Karpowership, a major player in the floating power plant industry and a subsidiary of the Karadeniz Energy Group, had previously entered agreements in 2018 and 2020 to supply electricity to Sierra Leone’s state power utility.
The company has similarly engaged with numerous African nations grappling with power shortages.
As of now, Karpowership has not issued an official statement regarding this abrupt power cutoff.
According to information provided on the company’s website, Karpowership has been contributing around 65 megawatts of power generation capacity to Sierra Leone since 2020, meeting 80 percent of the country’s total electricity demand.
Karpowership is just one of three key sources of electricity for the city, alongside the country’s hydroelectric dam and power imported from an interconnection with Ivory Coast, which also serves Guinea and Liberia.
