U.S government partners with government to double access to electricity in Sierra Leone

A U.S. government-led partnership, Power Africa harnesses the collective resources of public and private sectors to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.

DFC is one of 12 U.S. government agencies implementing Power Africa activities, bringing to bear a wide range of tools and resources to support the power sector across sub-Saharan Africa.

Through Power Africa, DFC provides financing and insurance to private companies developing energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Milele Energy is one of over 180 Power Africa private sector partners.

About Milele Energy:

Milele Energy, founded by a team of former GE Africa executives, is a Nairobi-based independent power-generation company across Sub-Saharan Africa. Milele develops, owns, and operates power-generation facilities leveraging both renewable and clean gas technologies. Backed by Gemcorp Capital, Milele’s investments are poised to positively empower lives and communities in Africa. Gemcorp Capital Management Limited is an independent investment management firm focused on emerging markets and has facilitated over $7 billion worth of investments in public and private credit and equity transactions since inception. Milele Energy is Powering Africa’s Bright Future.

About TCQ Power:

TCQ Power is a turnkey power project developer with a focus on early conceptualization tailored

towards the MENA markets. Through strong cooperation with local governments and suppliers, TCQ Power aspires to mitigate risks at an early stage of development prior to breaking ground, thus lending credibility to sustainable, long-term, independent projects that are fully operable assets by the host nations at the time of handover.

L-R: Richard Nelson - Power Africa Coordinator, Erik Granskog - CEO Milele Energy, Nisha Biswal - Deputy CEO DFC, David Moinina Sengeh - Sierra Leone Chief Minister, Karim Nasser - CEO TCQ Power
L-R: Richard Nelson – Power Africa Coordinator, Erik Granskog – CEO Milele Energy, Nisha Biswal – Deputy CEO DFC, David Moinina Sengeh – Sierra Leone Chief Minister, Karim Nasser – CEO TCQ Power
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

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