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The Executive Chairman of Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) on Friday 19th July, 2024 at this year’s Dakar Expo marketed and appealed for strategic partnership and collaboration to ensure that the adoption and penetration of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is increased in Sierra Leone and West Africa at the two-day conference held on ‘Promoting Liquefied Petroleum Gas as Clean Energy in West Africa.’

During his keynote presentation at this year’s Dakar Expo, the Executive Chairman, Brima Baluwa Koroma, underscored the Government of Sierra Leone’s commitment to increase energy access with reliable and cleaner energy sources highlighting the recent gains His Excellency President Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio achieved this year in the energy sector with the launch of a US$412 million energy project for a 126.7MW electricity with West Africa LNG and combined cycle power plant project in Freetown.

He emphasized the ongoing government initiatives, including awareness raising campaign, deforestation reduction strategies and investment potentials in the LPG sector.