Monrovia – A US$31.8 million project funded by the African Development Bank (ADB) to expand electricity to 14,000 new customers along the Monrovia-Roberts International Airport corridor will be launched in Schiefflin, Margibi County on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Under the Liberia Energy Efficiency and Access Project (LEEAP), the project entails the construction of 66 Kilovolts (kV) double circuit transmission lines from Paynesville to RIA. The project is expected to develop the institutional capacity at the LEC, Rural Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The LEEAP will aid the government in its post-conflict recovery drive. It will provide electricity to two major government installations along the RIA corridor, the Camp Schiefflin Military Barrack and the Robert International Airport (RIA); improve the living standards of beneficiaries and provide street lighting for the RIA Highway.

Source: Front Page Africa April 30, 2019 20:03 UTC