Energy
Sierra Leone
Petroleum
refined petroleum consumption
9,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
consumption
131.321 million kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
149,000 kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
81.921 million kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity access
electrification - rural areas
5%
electrification - urban areas
55.3%
electrification - total population
29.4% (2022 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
2.301 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
solar
9.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
3.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
84.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste
2.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)