The capital of Guinea-Bissau is left in the dark due to electricity debts

The capital of Guinea-Bissau was plunged into darkness after Karpowership stopped supplying electricity to the West African country after failing to pay its $17 million debt.

In his statement, the Minister of Economy of Guinea-Bissau, Suleimane Seidi, announced that the necessary measures would be taken for the payment of the 15 million dollars owed by the Guinea-Bissau Electricity and Water Company and promised that the problem would be resolved. would resolve within a period of 15 days.

ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN SUPPLIED SINCE 2019

According to the information contained on the website of Karpowership, a subsidiary of Karadeniz Holding and which operates one of the largest floating power plants in the world, the company has been meeting the electricity needs of Guinea-Bissau since the agreement signed in 2019.

“Karpowership agreed to renegotiate with the government to ensure that the accumulated debt is not a problem,” Seidi said in a press release.

Karpowership had also stopped supplying electricity to Sierra Leone’s capital due to unpaid debts of approximately $40 million. (REUTERS)