Subhash Abeywickrama, COO of Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone, discusses the supply of 32 MW of renewable power to the government of Sierra Leone. Interview by @BBCAfrica correspondent Zawadi Mudibo @zawadimudibo. Zawadi Mudibo introduces the problems faced by businesses in Sierra Leone due to the rationing of power. The country only has 99.6MW of installed capacity to support a population 7 million people, and currently only 15% of the population have access to power. Even wor

Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone today commissions an additional 7 million litres of bulk storage at the factory site for storing extra neutral alcohol (“ENA”) and rectified spirit (“RS”), in total the company now has more than 20 million litres of bulk storage capacity. The new bulk storage tanks will enable us to offer vendor managed inventory services to long-term clients, and to export larger bulk cargos from the port of Freetown. This can be arranged through the sales team

Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone planted more than 5,000 Ha of new sugarcane in 2019 which will be harvested and processed into extra neutral alcohol (“ENA”) and bioethanol during the 2019/220 crush. The waste bagasse (“biomass”) will be converted into renewable electricity. 5,000 Ha of new sugarcane planted in 2019 The harvesting season shall run from December 2019 through to May 2020. The company will continue with its plans to plant a total of 10,000 Ha of new sugarcane and

Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone loads their first ethanol consignment aboard the EMEK-S, a speciality chemical tanker. The ethanol consignment was loaded at the port of Freetown and will be delivered to the port of Rotterdam. The ethanol meets the EN15376 specification for fuel grade bioethanol and was traded by Eco Fuel Trading SA. The certificate of quality was issued by SGS. Loading of Sunbird Bioenergy Sierra Leone’s first ethanol consignment in Freetown. EMEK-S Speciality