Leh we make Salone grow! Issue 5

Four t ransform ers arrive as part of w ork t o upgrade Freet ow n?s elect ricit y net w ork
The rapid construction of the 66kV Wellington Express line
ensured that 26,000 customers in the Western Area, remained
connected to power during upgrades to the local network.
Work continues with the arrival of four transformers earlier
this year.
On Tuesday 24th January 2017, a special cargo ship
docked at Queen Elizabeth Quay to offload four custom
built transformers. These will support, the President?s
Recovery Priorities?initiative to double operational power
generation capacity from 75MW to 150M. The largest of
them is 40MVA while the other three are 20MVA each.
They will be installed in four locations - Kingtom,
Wilberforce, Ropoti, and Wellington. it is expected they
will increase the transfer capacity of the distribution and
transmission system; boosting EDSA?s operational and
commercial performance and supporting access to
electricity across the Western Area.
transformers will break down and convert energy supplied
from hydro and thermal sources to a required minimum
before transmitting to homes, businesses and offices:
?This is a very important step in our energy sector
strategy. These transformers will not only provide quality
electricity but also connect more customers and provide
backups in times of power outages in the city,? he said.
According to Henry Macauley, the Energy Minister, the
President ?s Delivery Team enlist s Sect ion Chiefs t o support dist rict delivery
In Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom in Tonkolili, Old Town Section
Chief Amadu Lakkoh has full details on the new
classrooms that are being built for TDC Girls? Primary
School. The work is expected to be completed by 30th
June this year. Chief Amadu Lakkoh can check up on the
progress because the President?s Delivery Team has
shared this information with him.
As part of a strategy to further decentralise the President?s
Recovery Priorities process and verify public service
delivery in the districts, the President?s Delivery Team is
sharing detailed section level information on a number of
initiatives to be delivered by the Ministries of Health;
Education, Science and Technology; Water Resources; and
Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security. So like all the
other section chiefs in the country, Chief Amadu Lakkoh
also has precise information on boreholes, toilets, and
insecticidal nets, if and when reforestation will occur, or
drying floors will be constructed, which schools are
entitled to school feeding and a range of other indicators.
This allows the section chiefs to track delivery and report
any issues such as delays or other challenges, to the
President?s Delivery Team.
Eighty-three percent of donor funding for the President?s
Recovery Priorities goes directly from the funding partners
to implementing partners. Encouraging the Section Chiefs
to personally verify that these implementing partners
have carried out the work they have been contracted to, is
an important strategic development that supports
improvements in public service delivery, increases
confidence in the President?s Recovery Priorities process
and its data, and empowers the district governance
structure. Towards the end of last year, the President?s
Delivery Team organised a tour of the districts where
district representatives from the Ministries of Water
Resources; Education, Science and Technology and
Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, shared detailed
information on initiatives taking place under the
President?s Recovery Priorities, with Paramount Chiefs and
their Section Chiefs.
Between 22nd November and 9th December, the PDT
visited 12 districts. At these events, 830 pages of targets
at chiefdom and section level were distributed to 141
Paramount Chiefs or their representatives and 997
Section Chiefs or their representatives. Chiefs heard
presentations from priority sector MDA personnel and
were able to share feedback and concerns. Many had
never before received such detailed information on public
service initiatives in their communities.
Commenting on the further decentralisation of the
President?s Recovery Priorities, Saidu Conton-Sesay, Chief
of Staff, says that the inclusion of traditional structures
into the public service delivery process increases its
likelihood of success: ?The traditional governance
structure is an important reference point for large
sections of the district population. It allows us to cascade
important information on the Recovery Priorities into the
districts as well as receive valuable feedback and verified
data from the ground. By incorporating our Chiefdom
structures within the President?s Recovery Priorities, we
create a better environment for successful public sector
delivery.?