Official electricity blackout across Freetown to start this week as government fails to pay Turkish electricity provider

Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt – Cocorioko

The Sierra Leone Government itself has warned citizens that massive blackouts will begin this weekend because the Turkish Karpowership supplying electricity to the city will be switching off most essential services . The ship will also be leaving the shores of the coastal capital, if the SLPP Government does not pay the nearly $ 100 million arrears owed it . Freetown will be plunged into total darkness  as the ship will disconnect electricity su…

Official electricity blackout across Freetown to start this week as government fails to pay Turkish electricity provider

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2025: Speaking yesterday Monday in Nice, France, at the 2025 High-level UN Ocean Conference, President Bio deliberately oblivious to the emergency he left behind in Freetown, said that he joined global leaders to advocate for urgent action to protect the oceans and marine resources while advancing SDG 14. “I announced three bold national commitments: expanding marine protected areas, restoring mangrove forests, an…