CSO Wants Value for Money in $400K Electricity Project in Grand Gedeh

By D Abraham Cooper Sr. |Grand Gedeh correspondent

ZWEDRU, GRAND GEDEH |January 6,2026…The Grand Gedeh Chapter of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has called for value for money in a $400,000 United States Dollars electricity project currently being implemented in Grand Gedeh County with funding from the County Social Development Fund (CSDF).

The CSO made the call in a formal statement released in Zwedru on January 6, 2026, in which it expressed deep concern over the management of public funds by LibEnergy, the private entity currently managing the former LEC Tappita Grid.

‎The Council said its statement is based on the recent pronouncement by Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Alex Chersia Grant during the official commissioning of electricity in Pouh and Gboleken towns. The Superintendent, while expressing gratitude to the Government of Liberia revealed that $400,000 USD has been approved for the electrification of five key communities in Grand Gedeh.

‎The civil society groups argued that using $400K to electrify five communities that are already directly located under existing power lines does not represent “value for money and wants an explanation.

‎NCSCL alleges that citizens and legislators have been forced to purchase wires, poles, and transformers on their won in order to get connected.

The Council called for openness regarding the administrative costs of the project, citing the procurement of a brand-new pickup truck by the company as a major concern of value for money.

The NCSCL’s Grand Gedeh Chapter has issued the below recommendations aimed at ensuring the prudent use of the county’s resources:   

• Publication of the full contract signed with LibEnergy,
• ‎Project should be scaled up to benefit at least ten communities instead of five,
• ‎All households connected under the project should receive four months of free electricity through June 2026 as a form of social dividend,
• ‎‎Calls for a competitive process of capable private firms to manage the county’s power grid.