
Following Sierra Leone’s qualification for the Second Cohort of Countries to join the Mission 300 in January, the West African country today presented its draft compact to the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners in Washington, DC on the sidelines of the bank’s annual Spring Meetings.
Led by the Mission 300 Interministerial Committee co-chairs, Mr. Sheku A. F. Bangura, Minister of Finance and Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead and Chairman of the Energy Governance Committee (EGCG), Sierra Leone presented its draft national compact outlining the country’s plan to achieve 80 percent energy access by 2030 up from the current 36 percent.