Sierra Leone Capital Gets Power Back After Karpowership Payment

The western side of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone said it settled part of a bill owed to Karpowership to restore power to the capital after weeks of electricity cuts.

The West African nation paid $17 million, according to a statement from the finance ministry posted on X. In total, the country owed more than $40 million to the Turkish operator of floating power generation plants.