LIBERIA - The agreement offers a long-term electricity supply arrangement between the parties and will ensure the viability of trade on the transmission line between benefitting countries.

ESI Africa has announced that The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CI Energies for an additional 27MW of electricity for Liberia.

The power will be transmitted through the CLSG Transmission line. Power supply to Liberia should commence on December 1 of this year. This 1,350 km (839 miles) power transmission line runs through the CLSG/Transco grid network connecting Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

“Today marks a major milestone in our effort to create a regional energy market and interconnect our electricity networks,” said Gesler Murray, Liberian Minister of Mines and Energy. “The supply of energy from La Cote d’Ivoire will significantly help stabilise our energy supply during the dry season when we face major energy deficits.”

According to ESI Africa, the agreement offers a long-term electricity supply arrangement between the parties and will ensure the viability of trade on the transmission line between benefitting countries. It should also help improve education, health and security and improve livelihoods in urban and rural communities in Liberia.

Source: ESI Africa