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Winch Energy Mini-Grids, Sierra Leone

Winch Energy builds mini-grids on its own Remote Power Unit technology. On 29 January 2021 it closed $16 million of limited-recourse financing for mini-grid sites in the Tonkolili, Koinadugu and Bombali districts of Sierra Leone and in Uganda, which it says will supply clean energy to over 60,000 people across the two countries.

Koinadugu, Bombali and Tonkolili districts, Sierra LeoneSolar PV and battery mini-gridsNone
OperatorWinch Energy
EcosystemSolar PV and battery mini-grids
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationKoinadugu, Bombali and Tonkolili districts, Sierra Leone
Overview

Inside the project

Winch Energy's Remote Power Units range from 10 kW to 110 kW, with 40 kWh to 384 kWh of storage, and the portfolio adds 6,000 portable batteries to extend coverage beyond the grids.

Africa Energy reported in November 2022 that three solar PV and storage mini-grids were commissioned in the villages of Alikalia, Kondebaya and Sambia-Bendugu.

16M USD
Portfolio financing (Uganda and Sierra Leone)
60,000 people
To be supplied (both countries, more than)
6,000 batteries
Portable batteries for wider coverage

Objectives

  • Supply clean electricity to over 60,000 people across the Sierra Leone and Uganda sites

Approach

  • Mini-grids are built on Winch Energy's Remote Power Unit technology and financed as a limited-recourse portfolio.

Sources

Inspect 2 sources
  1. winchenergypower.com ↗https://www.winchenergypower.com/winch-energy-closes-largest-limited-recourse-mini-grid-portfolio-to-date-in-uganda-and-sierra-leone-and-creation-of-a-new-platform-winch-ipp-holdings-for-future-investments-2/
  2. africa-energy.com ↗https://www.africa-energy.com/live-data/article/winch-energy-commissions-three-mini-grids-sierra-leone

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