Power Current:
Mains voltage in
Gambia is
220-240 Volts AC (frequency 50 Hz G ).
 The reliability of
the electrical supply is relatively steady & stable in hotels though the
efficiency of air conditioners may be affected due to occasional
fluctuations at periods of high demand. However, you should be warned that
outside your accommodation domestic appliances, such as DVDs
and laptop computers, may be put as risk of damage if no power stabilizer
/ regulator is used. This particular device which uses a continuously
variable autotransformer to maintain an AC output that is as close to
the standard local voltage (or expected/desired voltage) as possible,
where the actual voltage supplied by the electrical infrastructure is
unstable. You should also consider using a surge protector.
If you are going to make a journey further inland, take into
account that there might be no electricity system at all in many rural
areas.
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Socket Types:
 Electrical sockets (outlets) in the Republic of The Gambia is
"Type G" British BS-1363,
which accept
the 3 pin rectangular blade plug
which is composed of 2 parallel flat pins with ground pin. The
next most common type is the European-style 2 pin.
In houses
you will often find variant sockets
 such as type "C" or "F". If your appliance's plug doesn't
match the shape of these sockets, you will need a travel
plug adapter in order to plug
in. They do not convert electricity. They simply allow a
dual-voltage appliance, a transformer or a converter from one
country to be plugged into the wall outlet of another country.
Travel plug adapters simply change the shape of your appliance's
plug to match whatever type of socket you need to plug into.
If your laptop, digital camera and camcorder chargers, or
other equipment is multi-voltage it can be plugged into most
outlets in the country with just a wall outlet plug adapter,
grounded (3 pin) or ungrounded (2 pin).
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