• Liberia launches electricity sector diagnostic with U.S. MCC

• Workshop to address costs, infrastructure, governance gaps

• Capacity 126 MW; renewables reach 33% of mix

The government of Liberia has entered a new phase in the reorganization of its electricity sector. The New Dawn reported on Friday, Feb. 27 that authorities have launched a diagnostic workshop to examine structural weaknesses in the national power system.

The initiative is being carried out in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government foreign assistance agency. The workshop aims to identify the main constraints affecting the sector’s performance, including high electricity costs, infrastructure gaps and governance challenges.

The findings are expected to guide preparations for a potential second cooperation program, known as Compact II, between Monrovia and the MCC, following the conclusion of an initial compact in 2021.

The workshop brings together government officials, representatives of the national electricity company and technical and financial partners. Its conclusions are expected to inform future strategic decisions.

The initiative comes as the sector continues to evolve but remains under strain. In November 2025, Agence Ecofin reported that Liberia had significantly increased the share of renewable energy in its electricity mix to 33%. Renewables have accounted for 70% of installed capacity growth since 2015.

However, generation capacity remains limited. According to data reported by the media outlet in September 2025, installed capacity stands at around 126 MW. Liberia faces supply shortages and relies on electricity imports through the Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea interconnection, a regional power exchange project in West Africa.

The sector’s regulatory framework has also strengthened. Liberia ranks 9th out of 43 African countries in the African Development Bank’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index, with a score of 0.803, up from 0.628 in 2022.

Abdel-Latif Boureima