Sierra Leone has secured official backing for its USD 2.2 billion Mission 300 Energy Compact, marking the country’s largest infrastructure development plan to date. The endorsement was announced at the Bloomberg Global Forum 2025 in New York, with support from the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and other international partners.
The Mission 300 Energy Compact is designed to increase electricity access in Sierra Leone from 36 percent to 78 percent. The initiative will focus on expanding renewable energy generation, updating transmission and distribution systems, promoting clean cooking technologies, and encouraging private sector investment alongside governance reforms.
President Julius Maada Bio, who also serves as Minister of Energy, received the endorsement letter and described the project as a significant step forward for the country. “Our Mission 300 Energy Compact is the most ambitious and comprehensive energy infrastructure initiative ever developed for Sierra Leone. Powered by evidence-based solutions and data, this single plan for Sierra Leone’s energy transformation holds the greatest promise for unlocking sustainable and inclusive development for our people,” he said.
The compact was prepared under the direction of an Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group led by Minister of Finance Sheku A.F. Bangura and Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, who chairs both the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security, as well as the Energy Governance Coordination Group (EGCG).
Mission 300 forms part of a broader effort by WBG and AfDB to extend electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030 through clean and reliable energy solutions. In addition to Sierra Leone’s compact, similar plans from 17 other countries were endorsed at the event.
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