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We will be working with have the government’s full
the Ministry of Energy and cooperation. In turn Mr. Alami
the incoming management expressed K&A’s confidence in
of EDSA for the next three delivering improved energy to
years to make this extremely the country.
important energy project a As the selected performance-
success. based contractor, we met
President Dr. Ernest Bai all the World Bank’s strict
Koroma stressed how vital this criteria. Assuming the role of
project is for the country’s the Management Contractor,
growth: “Access to reliable and we will be making sure that
affordable energy is critical the management of EDSA is
in stimulating the economy turned over to a professional
given its multiplier effects in local team once we have
generating economic activities finished our work. This
in other sectors. Without includes equipping the team
energy there will be no with the know-how and skills
transformation.” needed to efficiently run EDSA
President Koroma told and to continuously improve
Mr. Alami that K&A would performance and service.
The Gate to
Western Africa
K&A is working on an a significant transformation and developing EDSA’s global
Energy and Utilities to overcome difficulties performance into the future.
project which is more including high power losses, The plan also encompasses
than a solution to financial trouble, low collection customer service improvement
the client’s pressing and electrification rates and and extensive investment
needs. deteriorated networks. plans for the rehabilitation
The devastation caused by and upgrade of the electricity
Bridging K&A to Western African the civil war (1991-2002) distribution network. This
countries, this project sees us necessitated a reform of the project will allow more people
bringing the recently formed electricity sector in Sierra Leone, throughout the country to
national electricity distribution leveraging on the unlimited benefit from access to electricity;
utility in Sierra Leone, into the potential and growth of EDSA’s especially since now, only 10%
21st century. services. The implementation of Sierra Leone’s population (of
Like many utilities on the of a comprehensive business more than six million) has access
continent, EDSA is undergoing plan is key to strengthening to electricity.
management and operational
skills, building effective practices
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