Liberia: Côte d’Ivoire Cuts Electricity Supply to Liberia By 85 Percent

Monrovia — Liberians are bracing for severe power outages as the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) announces a drastic reduction in electricity supply due to an emergency directive from its primary power supplier, Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité (CIE) of Côte d’Ivoire.

CIE, which supplies a significant portion of Liberia’s electricity under a Power Purchase Agreement, has cut power delivery by 85%, citing production challenges and urgent maintenance activities. As a result, the supply…