Status and challenges of wood biomass as the principal energy in Sierra Leone

Fayiah Moses, . and Dong Shikui, . and Singh Sanjay, . Status and challenges of wood biomass as the principal energy in Sierra Leone. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2289-1692

The availability of energy in developing countries especially in Africa is still a great challenge affecting the standard of living and investment in the Continent. The absence of adequate energy supply in both urban and rural areas in Africa since the colonial era has given wood biomass energy the advantage among other energy sources. In this paper the literature and reports were synthesised to assess the wood biomass energy usage status production consumption economic benefits pitfalls and future trends in Sierra Leone. The combined the energy supply from all sources in Sierra Leone accounts for less than 30 of the country energy needs. The massive reliance on wood biomass energy in Sierra Leone is as a result of poverty a high cost of alternative energy source weak economy and underdevelopment of the state previous civil wars and a low standard of living. The exploitation of other forms of renewable energy such as modern bioenergy solar wind and increased hydroelectric production could improve the access of power and diversify Sierra Leones energy profile in the future

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Abstract

The availability of energy in developing countries especially in Africa is still a great challenge affecting the standard of living and investment in the Continent. The absence of adequate energy supply in both urban and rural areas in Africa since the colonial era has given wood biomass energy the advantage among other energy sources. In this paper the literature and reports were synthesised to assess the wood biomass energy usage status production consumption economic benefits pitfalls and future trends in Sierra Leone. The combined the energy supply from all sources in Sierra Leone accounts for less than 30 of the country energy needs. The massive reliance on wood biomass energy in Sierra Leone is as a result of poverty a high cost of alternative energy source weak economy and underdevelopment of the state previous civil wars and a low standard of living. The exploitation of other forms of renewable energy such as modern bioenergy solar wind and increased hydroelectric production could improve the access of power and diversify Sierra Leones energy profile in the future

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Energy
AGROVOC Term:	Biomass fuels
AGROVOC Term:	Charcoal
AGROVOC Term:	Fuelwood
AGROVOC Term:	Firewood
AGROVOC Term:	Data collection
AGROVOC Term:	Resource utilization
AGROVOC Term:	Energy production
AGROVOC Term:	Electricity
AGROVOC Term:	Energy use
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7808

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