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Liberia: 'Big Light' Begins
Liberian Observer, 16 December 2016
It was indeed a moment to celebrate, and truly Liberians, led by those in the Caldwell--Up-river belt, yesterday led the national celebration as they lined the streets jubilating… Read more »
'Big Light' Returns to Liberia - Hydro Plant Starts Production
The country launched the ambitious plan, with support from the U.S. and other international partners, several years ago. Nancy Lee, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation, writes that what was only a dream then becomes a reality this week with the commissioning of the first turbine at Mount Coffee, which will begin producing 22 megawatts of electricity to provide the people and businesses of Liberia more reliable accesss to electricity.
The first turbine began producing 22 megawatts of electricity as the Mount Coffee hydropower plant resumed production on December 15, decades after being destroyed by war.
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The turbine, which has a capacity of 22 megawatts, is being tested ahead of the commissioning ceremony on December 15. Read more »
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The project director says the first unit of Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant - which was destroyed during the civil war - will be "functional and producing electricity" by the ... Read more »
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced that international contractors who left the country as a result of the Ebola crisis are due to return to resume construction work on ... Read more »
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Following months of planning and sourcing of funds, sources say the Liberian government will soon break ground for the reconstruction of the country's largest hydropower dam which ... Read more »
