Liberia starts $50 M project in Monrovia
Liberia, Monrovia: The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have commissioned the new Congo Town electricity substation.
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Liberia, Monrovia: The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have commissioned the new Congo Town electricity substation.
The substation is to enable the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to meet electricity demands. The electricity power infrastructure works carried out across Monrovia are known as the “Light Up Monrovia” (LUM) project. It is implemented under the Monrovia Consolidation of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project, funded by the EU under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) with a total budget of $51.3 M (€48.1).
The LUM project is being implemented by MBH Power Limited, Intec-Gopa and the LEC. It has led to thousands of homes and businesses in Monrovia and its environs benefiting from a safe, accessible and cost-efficient electricity power supply from the national grid.
With the construction of the new Congo Town substation and the extension of additional three substations around Monrovia, the LEC is now providing electricity to approximately 41,000 households.
In addition, more than 70 communities in Central Monrovia, Sinkor, Congo Town, Paynesville and outside of Monrovia are currently benefiting from LEC’s enhanced power supply generated by the Mount Coffee Hydro Plant with an increased capacity and use of cost-efficient means.
In 2018, the Liberian Government signed a Transmission and Distribution contract with the Delegation of the European Union to Liberia, MBH Power Limited and Intec-Gopa to design and build 66 KV overhead lines and extension of existing 66/22/10 kV power lines that will help Monrovia absorb more electricity from the Mount Coffee Hydro Plant.
Samuel D Tweah, Liberian Minister of Finance and Development Planning, thanked the EU’s partnership in Liberia’s development. “The EU’s assistance for us in the energy sector to provide our people and businesses with access to affordable electricity is extremely valuable and essential. Electricity is crucial for our industries and commercial customers such as manufacturers and traders. With this improvement in our energy infrastructure, we expect to spur economic growth and create more jobs.”
Source: ESI Africa
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