How much energy does Liberia need?

Liberia currently has adequate generating capacity to meet its short to medium term needs. With the support of development partners, the Mt Coffee Hydropower Plant (88 MW), three heavy fuel oil (HFO) thermal plants (38 MW) (which are cheaper alternatives to HSDG), and 16200m3 of HFO storage and transport facilities have been completed.

Does Liberia have electricity?

Most of Liberia’s public institutions and health facilities have no access to electricity, and for the few that are connected, supply is unreliable and of poor quality. Of the about 836 health facilities in Liberia (38 hospitals, 61 health centers and 736 clinics), only about 40 have grid electricity mostly in Monrovia.

How can Liberia accelerate productivity growth & employment creation?

Sustainably accelerating productivity growth and employment creation in Liberia will require: (i) upgrading the country’s existing production and export base; and (ii) building institutions to broaden the country’s endowments, strengthen competitiveness, and expand opportunities for productivity-driven private-sector-led growth1.

What natural resources does Liberia have?

Liberia is endowed with natural resources like iron ore, gold and rubber and has enormous potential to grow its economy and improve the well-being of its general population. Iron ore and rubber are the two major export items of Liberia constituting more than 56 percent of total export earnings in 2019.

Will Liberia's accelerated electricity expansion project be completed by 2022?

These donor-funded projects including the on-going World Bank-financed Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP, P133445), when completed by 2022, would increase the total grid electricity access to 19 percent (57 percent for Monrovia and 4 percent rural coverage).

How was Liberia digitized?

Using publicly available satellite imagery data, all rooftops across Liberia were digitized and uploaded into the geospatial platform. The existing transmission and distribution networks of LEC service territory as well as the cross-border concessions (Nimba, Grand Gedeh and Maryland Counties) were digitized through field-based data collection.