Sierra Leone –

NOA (NEoT OffGrid Africa)  and Power Leone, Energicity Corp’s subsidiary in Sierra Leone,    are proud to announce our partnership. Power Leone will operate the  24 mini grids owned by NOA in Sierra Leone, serving approximately 40,000 customers in rural Sierra Leone  with sustainable electricity   

NOA’s  24 minigrids were developed in 2019 as part of the Rural Renewable Energy Programme in Sierra Leone, which was funded by grants made available by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office. This project contributes directly to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.  These minigrids are part of Sierra Leone’s ambitious plan to expand  rural energy access from <10%  to 100% by 2030.  

In partnering with Energicity, NOA intends to bring Energicity’s  leadership in distributed renewable energy operations, customer-focused innovations, and consumer finance capabilities to achieve strategic and customer impact goals.  NOA was particularly interested in Power Leone’s success in their productive use programs. Through its freezer and electric milling program, over 300 small businesses in Sierra Leone have expanded operations and increased profits. 

Through combining the NOA  minigrid portfolio with Power Leone’s existing minigrid portfolio of 30 s, Power Leone now manages 54 mini grids, the largest operational portfolio in Sierra Leone.

“NOA is pleased to select Power Leone to operate NOA’s minigrid portfolio in Sierra Leone. Their outstanding operational results- for both their minigrid  business and their customers made Power Leone the strategic choice of partner for this portfolio” says Idris Tayebi CEO NEoT Offgrid Africa. 

Power Leone has the largest operational portfolio of solar mini grids in Sierra Leone, providing electricity to 100,000 people beyond the reach of the main grid.. It is a subsidiary of Energicity Corp, a distributed energy utility company operating across West Africa. Energicity’s energy services and financing platform  deliver  results to. our customers ranging from cell towers, to shopkeepers, to students and families.   Our 70 mini grids in Sierra Leone (Power Leone) and in Benin (Weziza Benin) provide life transforming and wealth creating benefits through access to sustainably-powered electricity.

NOA (NEoT Offgrid Africa) supports and accelerates the energy transition in Africa, and has committed more than 30 million euros investment to electrify of more than 44,000 homes and businesses in Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Nigeria. NOA’s aim is to multiply investment projects with the best technological and operational partners in the field of off-grid energy in order to build the largest mini-grid portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa.

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