SLONEC supports energy and renewables businesses, developers and project teams in Sierra Leone with the finance and people work that keeps them running: bookkeeping and financial reporting, tax compliance, financial sustainability planning, and payroll and employer of record support for project staff. Our team in Freetown works alongside your technical and investor teams.
Our services suit organisations such as:
We provide accounting, tax, payroll and people support. We do not provide engineering, technical design or investment advice.
Energy businesses often have high upfront costs, long payback periods and income that depends on customer payments, tariffs or grants. We help you:
Investors, lenders and donors usually want regular, reliable reporting. We can prepare:
If you are based outside Sierra Leone, you can contract with SLONEC Advisory in London and receive reports from our Freetown team. See Route into Africa.
Key points from the Finance Act 2026 include:
Exemptions have conditions, so we check which apply to your products before you price or import. Read our Finance Act 2026 overview on our sectors page and our tax compliance services.
Energy projects often combine local technicians, field sales teams and expatriate specialists. We can:
Yes. If you do not yet have a local company, or a project is time-limited, our employer of record support means SLONEC employs the staff on your behalf and handles their employment, payroll and statutory deductions, while you direct their work. Permits for expatriate staff and their families are handled end to end by our team or trusted partners, with one point of contact. See recruitment and workforce support.
Yes. We help with company registration, tax and NASSIT registration, bank accounts and permits. See market entry. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before work starts.
Yes. We provide accounting, tax, payroll and reporting support to energy and renewables businesses and projects. We do not provide technical or engineering services.
Yes. We prepare management accounts, financial statements and grant or investor reports in the format your funder requires.
Renewable energy from solar mini-grids and parts of solar home systems are exempt under the GST Act as restated by the Finance Act 2026, subject to conditions.
Yes. Through our employer of record support, SLONEC employs the staff and handles payroll and statutory deductions while you direct the work.
Permits for staff and their families are handled end to end by our team or trusted partners, with one point of contact.
Yes. You can contract with SLONEC Advisory in London, with delivery by our Freetown team.
Call +232 73 253666, message us on WhatsApp or email hello@slonec.com. Our office is at 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street, Freetown.
Checked on 11 November 2026. This page is general information, not tax or investment advice.
