The 15th iteration of the Doing Business Report, a flagship product of the World Bank Group, has been released, with Liberia placing 172nd. That rank is two places higher than the previous year when the country ranked 174th out of 190 economies worldwide.
Amid LEC Street Lighting Campaign, Monrovia’s Streets Still Have Poor Visibility
To improve visibility at night, the Liberia Electricity Corporation or LEC recently announced a campaign to install functional street lights in major streets in and around Monrovia.
LEC Gets US$11 Million Fuel Storage Facility
The Liberia Electricity Corporation has received a new heavy fuel oil handling and storage facility valued at US$11 million.
OP-ED: Renewable Energy in Africa
Earlier this year, researchers from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a study identifying and validating renewable electricity resources (wind and solar) for 21 countries across eastern and southern Africa.
Businesses Still Spending Big on Fuel; Want to Benefit from Mt. Coffee
Despite the rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydroelectric Power Plant, many large businesses in the country are still spending huge sums of money to purchase fuel to run generators that supply their businesses with power.
Lack of Stable Electricity at Health Facilities Impedes Service Delivery
As efforts are underway to build a resilient health system in Liberia, access to stable electricity at health facilities remains a challenge among many in the sector.
Three Years Waiting for LEC: Customers Experience Slow Connection Process
As Liberia’s electricity generation capacity continues to increase, getting homes connected to the electricity grid continues to be very difficult and time-consuming.
Drivers Identify Poor Street Lighting as a Hazard to Driving in Monrovia
One early night a few weeks ago, after the sun had set and the roads of Greater Monrovia had become dark enough to require drivers to start blaring their high beam lights, an unusually slow traffic jam had sprouted in Congo Town, right around where the Palm Springs Hotel is located.