Kissy Terminal, Western Area, Freetown, Friday 16th October, 2026 — His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio this morning visited the Nant Power Project site at the Kissy Terminal in Freetown to receive a first-hand update on the progress of the landmark energy project.
President Bio was warmly welcomed on site by the Deputy Minister of Energy II, Dr. Steven Jusu, together with the leadership and technical team of the Nant Power Project, including the General Manager and the Executive Chairman of Nant Power, Mr. Karim Nasser, and senior officials from the Ministry of Energy and the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA).
The President was taken on a guided tour of the project site and briefed on construction progress, equipment installation, and timelines for first power generation.
The Nant Power Project is a 105–108.4 megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine plant — Sierra Leone’s first large-scale gas-to-power facility. The plant uses high-efficiency SGT 750 gas turbines and Siemens steam turbine technology, with flexible fuel options including LPG, LNG, and diesel.
Once completed and operational in early 2027, the plant is expected to provide around 60% of Freetown’s electricity demand and approximately 77% of the Western Area’s grid capacity, nearly doubling the country’s current generation capacity.
Briefing the President, the Executive Chairman of Nant Power, Karim Nasser, disclosed that construction is now 68 percent complete, with major equipment already installed, including the gas turbine delivered to Kissy Dockyard earlier this year.
The project is being developed by CECA SL Generation Limited, a consortium of TCQ Power and Anergi Group, with financing of over $418 million led by the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).
President Bio expressed satisfaction with the progress made and reiterated his Government’s commitment to delivering sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy to power Sierra Leone’s development.
“This project is central to our energy transformation agenda. It will bring cleaner, more reliable power, support economic growth, create jobs, and strengthen national energy security,” President Bio said.
Deputy Minister of Energy II, Dr. Steven Jusu, noted that the Nant project is one of three major interventions by the Ministry to permanently address power supply in the Western Area, alongside the JICA-funded Peninsula-Waterloo transmission line, the World Bank-funded ESLEAP project, and the 40MW Innovent Solar Plant.
The Government’s partnership with the United States Government, through the DFC, has been instrumental in advancing the project, which is aligned with Sierra Leone’s Just Energy Transition and Green Growth Plan.
The Nant Power Project has a 22-year Power Purchase Agreement with EDSA and the Government of Sierra Leone and will play a critical role in reducing reliance on expensive diesel generation and ensuring stable baseload power for homes, businesses, schools, and health facilities.
