Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID has kicked off the Ganta-Gbarnga electricity project, the Liberia News Agency (LINA) has reported.
According to LINA, the project is in keeping with a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Speaking at the official ground breaking ceremony of the project Thursday in Ganta, Nimba County, the Assistant Director for Planning and Project at LEC, Mr. Marcus Dolokon, described the project as “a symbol of the many great works being done to ensure the restoration and growth of electrification in Liberia.”
Dolokon stated that within the next two years, the electrification of Liberia will make a great change driven by donors of energy projects such as the Ganta-Gbarnga extension sponsored by partners, including USAID, World Bank and the Government of Norway.
According to Doloken, the initiative will increase LEC customers and the demand for electricity will also double in two years.
The LEC Assistant Director indicated that the ongoing electricity project will improve economic activities in the country, including the education and health sectors.
Dolokon admonished citizens to be responsible in managing the infrastructure by attaching importance to it and doing away with power theft when the project is completed.
USAID Mission Director to Liberia, Mr. Anthony Chang for his part, called on beneficiary communities to embrace the project and work to ensure its success.
“When completed the project will be reliable and affordable for customers,” he asserted.
Chang noted that without affordable and stable electricity in Liberia, it becomes difficult for the country to attract foreign investors, which challenges many development initiatives.
He also indicated that the project will create job opportunities for citizens by using the power source to establish businesses, thereby empowering the people to develop themselves and society which will enable them to pay their taxes to government.
In the meantime, Mr. Chang has named Cuttington University, Phebe and CB Dunbar Hospitals as prominent institutions, among others, in Bong County that stand to benefit from the electricity project when completed.
In separate remarks Acting Bong County Development Superintendent, Anthony Boakai Sheriff, commended USAID and LEC for the project. He encouraged citizens of the two counties to fully cooperate with the contractor company.
Many counties in Liberia remain without electricity especially in the rural areas.
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