By Amin Kef Sesay
As they continue to give their annual Ramadan gifts to Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims residing in the Western Rural Area have applauded the Management of Karpowership for supporting them.
On the 7th May 2021, the Management of Karpowership made an amazing gesture to Muslims in that part of the country by donating five hundred bags of rice, forty-five (45) bags of sugar, ten (10) cartoons of sachet milk, ten (10) bags of salt and ten (10) boxes of cheese.
All the aforementioned items, according to the Management of Karpowership, are to support Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan.
The donation ceremony was held at the Bassa Town Playing Field in Waterloo in the Western Rural District of Freetown and it attracted hundreds of Muslims in that locality and even beyond.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the Council of Elders in charge of the Western Rural District, Osman Kalalain in a joyous mood thanked the Almighty God for making it possible for them to witness the ceremony, adding that they are hardly considered by institutions that are operating in the Western Area of Freetown.
In that light, he recognized and appreciated the efforts made by the Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Eldred Tunde Taylor and Hon. Joseph Ahmed Turay of Constituency 108 for attracting the Management of Karpowership to their people and prayed that Allah will give them the blessings of the holy month of Ramadan.
Kalalain described the ceremony as historic and unique, adding that it attracted major stakeholders in their communities and beyond. He also thanked the Management of Karpowership and His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio for their relentless support to the energy sector.
The Local Representative of Karpowership, Yankey Sawanneh, assured that Karpowership is always willing and ready to provide uninterrupted power supply to the people of Sierra Leone.
He recalled that in June 2018 Karpowership signed a contract with the Government of Sierra Leone through the National Utility Company, Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance to deploy a Powership with the sole aim of supplying electricity to the people of Sierra Leone. He added that they have succeeded in supplying 80% of the electricity needs of the people of Sierra Leone.
“Karpowership is supplying 80% of Sierra Leone’s total electricity needs,” he said, adding that in June 2020, a new agreement was again signed with Government to extend the contract for five more years with 63 MW capacity during dry season and 23 MW capacity during the wet season.
He further said that Karpowership has been adhering to the contract and for over three years, they have been supplying electricity. He continued to inform that Karpowership has been supporting various sectors of the country; especially the education and health sectors. He disclosed that through the timely intervention of the Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Tunde Taylor, the Management of Karpowership deemed it fit to extend its helping hands to Muslims of the Western Rural District. He concluded that despite the difficulties posed by the corona virus, the company has the people of Sierra Leone at heart.
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Eldered Tunde Taylor said that Karpowership has been a reliable partner with the Government of Sierra Leone to provide interrupted electricity supply to the people of Sierra Leone. He maintained that Karpowership is currently supplying 80% of Sierra Leone’s total electricity needs adding how Karpowership has been touching the lives of Sierra Leoneans not only through the electricity power supply but also by implementing its Corporate Social Responsibilities.
He said reaching out to the people of the Western Rural District is a laudable venture and applauded the Management of Karpowership for its support to the people of Sierra Leone.
Hon. Joseph Ahmed Kanu of Constituency 108 expressed similar sentiments and urged other institutions to follow the good footsteps of the Management of Karpowership.
Also, the beneficiaries thanked the Management of Karpowership for supporting them.
