Monrovia - In a bid to make electricity cheap and affordable, the Liberia Electricity Corporation has announced a reduction in its tariff from $0.49 to $0.39 per kilowatt hour, beginning March 1, 2017. Addressing a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) on Thursday, the chairman of LEC Board of Directors, Ian Yhap, said a reduction in the tariff is a clear manifestation of the government’s commitment to provide affordable electricity to the people of Liberia. As the tariff has been reduced, he asserted that the LEC is relying on its numerous customers and the public to desist from the pilfering of electricity. “Being cognizant of the fact that access to electricity is essential to achieving sound economic growth and development, customers and the general public are assured of the continuous commitment of government to provide constant and affordable electricity to the people of Liberia,” he added. “This would ensure a continued reduction in the cost of electricity, which will drop, next month, from forty-nine to thirty-nine cents per kilowatt hour.

Source: Front Page Africa March 03, 2017 02:43 UTC