MARKET / LIBERIA
#21Continent rank
10Deals tracked
$1,698mCapital tracked
1,073 MWPipeline
40 MWOperational (tracked)
97 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
35%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$5.2bnGDP (2025, World Bank)
32.37%RE capital / GDP (12M)

Market primer

structure, counterparties and bankability context
Region / power poolWestern Africa · WAPP
Main offtakerLEC
RegulatorLERC
PPA frameworkNot yet researched
Currency / convertibilityLRD · Not yet researched
GDP per capita$915 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratingsMoody’s · S&P · IMF DSA
Last updatedpending

Installed renewables

20152024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

every row source-linked
DateDealType$mConf
2026-06-29Mission 300grant1,400A
2026-06-25EBID Renewable Energy Financing Packageguarantee_facility100B
2026-06-19RESPITE (Liberia expansion)grant57
2026-06-08Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) - Additional Financinggrant57A
2026-05-06Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA)grant28A
2026-03-31P-REC Aggregation Facilitygrant11A
2026-03-13iSAT Africa Solar-Powered Telecom Towersproject_finance15A
2025-11-30African Development Bank Groupcorporate_debt7A
2025-11-25Renewable Energy for Electrification project (Gbedin Falls)refinancing7A
2025-09-19Mopo Expansionequity_raise15A

Project pipeline

Tariffs & policy

2025-12-02Multi-Year Electricity Tariff Structure 2026–2028
Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC)
2025-09-24Draft Net-Metering Policy (validated, 2025)
Ministry of Mines & Energy (MME); Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC); Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC); international partners (EU, AfDB, WB, Embassy of Sweden)
2025-09-04Draft Net-Metering Policy (validated, 2025)
Ministry of Mines & Energy (MME); Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC); Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC); international partners (EU, AfDB, WB, Embassy of Sweden)
2025-05-10Tariff Proposal
Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC)
2025-03-05National energy compact
Ministry of energy

Recent coverage

from the archive
2026-07-17Sr. Electrical Engineer Solar - Africa - Liberia
builds on prior coverage — trace "Electrical" in Storyline for the history
2026-06-30Liberia Signs Mou With AfriLight Energy For 50 MW Solar Power Plant And Battery Storage Project
Liberia's MOU with AfriLight Energy marks a significant step towards developing a 50 MW solar power and battery storage project.
2026-06-19Liberia’s first utility-scale solar plant begins operating - pv magazine Global
Liberia has commissioned its first utility-scale solar plant (20 MW) and secured $57 million in additional World Bank funding to expand the facility to 30 MW and add 12 MWh of battery storage.
2026-06-16Liberia secures US$57 Million to expand Mount Coffee Solar Park to 30 MW - Green Building Africa
2026-06-16Liberia Launches First Utility-Scale Solar Park, Secures $57 Million For Expansion And Battery Storage
2026-06-10Liberia, World Bank back hydropower and grid upgrades with US$57m energy investment
2026-06-08Liberia Secures $125m Boost for Energy, Digital Connectivity – IT News Africa – African Business Technology News
The World Bank has committed $57 million in additional financing to the RESPITE project in Liberia, which includes expanding the Mount Coffee Solar Park from 20MW to 30MW and integrating battery energy storage systems.
2026-06-01Liberia clean energy project announced
2026-03-25IFC Supports IPT PowerTech to Deliver Clean Telecom Power Across Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
IFC's $45m financing for IPT PowerTech marks a significant push to decarbonize telecom infrastructure in Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, targeting 2,235 sites with solar-hybrid solutions.
2026-03-13Mirova Provides $15 Million Financing to iSAT Africa for Solar-Powered Telecom Towers in Liberia and Zambia
Mirova's $15 million investment in iSAT Africa marks a significant deployment of the Gigaton Fund into off-grid solar-powered telecom infrastructure, targeting rural connectivity in Liberia and Zambia.
2026-01-22JIVO Energy Powers 39 Off-Grid Health Facilities in Liberia with Solar + BESS
2026-01-13AfDB backs hydropower projects to strengthen grids in Liberia and Malawi | African Energy
2025-11-27Liberia: AfDB Invests USD 7.41 Million in Hydropower Plant
2025-11-26Liberia seeks consultants for hydropower project studies
2025-11-25Liberia: African Development Fund invests over $7 million to complete run-of-river hydropower plant and related infrastructure project
The African Development Fund has approved an additional $7.41 million to address cost overruns and complete the 9.34 MW Gbedin Falls run-of-river hydropower project in Liberia.