| Approval Date | 12 Dec 2016 |
| Signature Date | 10 Mar 2017 |
| Planned Completion Date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Power |
| DAC Sector Code | 23220 |
| Environmental Category | 2 |
| Commitment | U.A 20,680,000 |
| Status | Implementation |
The Liberia Energy Efficiency and Access Project (LEEAP) of the Government of Liberia’s electricity sector development master plan the LCPDP1. It is part of a larger multi-donor programme aiming to improve the access to electricity in Liberia and involving the Norwegian Government, the World Bank and the European Union among other donors. This project focuses on the RIA transmission line corridor as well as the extension of the EU financed cross-border electrification project from Pleebo to Fish Town in the River Gee County. It mainly concerns the construction of 46.1 km of transmission line and 280 km of distribution line in the corridors of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in the greater Monrovia and Pleebo-Fish Town at the River Gee County. It also includes an energy efficiency component as well as a capacity building component. The project, estimated at an overall cost of UA 31.38 million, will be implemented over the 2017- 2019 period.
The project aims at increasing the Liberian population's access to electricity from the current 2% to 5% by 2019 while promoting energy efficiency and strengthening the institutional capacity in the electricity sector. More specifically, the project will: (i) expand the electricity transmission and distribution network in Liberia; (ii) improve electricity accessibility of the communities in the project’s zone of influence; (iii) promote energy efficiency in the country; and (iii) improve the human and technical capacity of the energy sector by training skilled professionals (including engineers, technicians, maintenance and administrative personnel) from LEC, MLME, EPA and RREA.
The direct beneficiaries of the project are communities located along the corridors of RIA and Pleebo-Fish Town, the technicians working in the power sector in Liberia, and graduates in vocational schools. The project will enable the provision of reliable electricity to an estimated population in excess of 200,000 persons living in communities along the project area, including schools, and health centers as well as commercial and industrial businesses.
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Funding
African Development Fund
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Funding
Fragile States Facility
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Funding
Nigerian Trust Fund
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Extending
Government Of Liberia
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Implementing
LIBERIA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION
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Implementing
Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME)
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Implementing
Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-LR-F00-004 |
| Last Update | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Name | MANIRAGABA Emmanuel |
| e.maniragaba@afdb.org |
| Country | Liberia |