Sierra Leone - King Tom Power Station and Distribution Program Project

The King Tom Power Station and Distribution Program Project in Sierra Leone will finance the foreign exchange cost of a power expansion program in the capital city of Freetown. This project consist of the construction of a new generating station at King Tom Point in Freetown and the expansion of distribution facilities. The generating station will be equipped with two 6,600 kw slow speed diesel engines coupled to generators to produce power at 11,000 volts, switchgear storage tanks, and ancillary works. The building and foundation will be built to provide for the installation of a third unit. This plan will take into account the estimated increase in generating capacity and load demand, the provision of power to an increasing portion of the population and the growth of the area to be supplied.