PROJECT

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Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

603023

Primary Business Area

Infrastructure and Natural Resources

Disclosure Date

Oct 29, 2019

Country

Sierra Leone

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Oct 25, 2018

Status

Active

Estimated Total Budget

$1,950,000.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Apr 12, 2024

Project Estimated Start Date

Jul 1, 2018

Project Estimated End Date

Dec 31, 2019

Project Description

The project aims to conduct pre-feasibility studies that will inform the conceptualization of mid-scale gas/LNG-to-power projects in two countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that need to replace coal and/or oil with natural gas as a part of their strategy to meet energy demand, local pollution control, and national climate change mitigation goals. The Team is investigating the feasibility of situating a Floating Storage Unit (FSU)-based Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in the harbor of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Freetown offers a great natural, protected harbor that would allow mooring of an FSU at low cost. In Senegal, the Team is assessing possibilities for converting existing HFO-fired power plants to gas; and conduct technical and institutional assessment of the gas pipeline network that will be needed to connect power plants to gas supply.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation