Sierra Rutile signs MoU for hydropower supply

Mineral sands producer Sierra Rutile has signed a memorandum of understanding with Smol Pawa Sierra Leone to be a cornerstone purchaser for the 11-14MW run-of-river Moyamba hydro project. The power project will be located at the Singimi Falls on the Gbangba River, within 20km of Sierra Rutile’s mining operations in Moyamba district, in the south-west of Sierra Leone. The project will be developed as a public-private partnership with the government, and will supply power to Moyamba, Njala University and Sierra Rutile.