The status quo of rural and renewable energy development in Liberia: policy and implementation

  • Authors

    • Adebayo A. Fashina Tubman University
    • Oluwole O. Akiyode Kampala International University
    • Dahiru M. Sanni Federal University, Dutsin-ma
    2018-07-25
    https://doi.org/10.14419/e.v1i1.14518
  • RE, RETs, Biomass, Solar, Hydropower, Wind, Rural and RE Policy, Liberia.

  • Energy is the key for development and is indispensable for human and its society’s sustenance. Likewise, without electricity and access to modern information technologies it would be quite difficult to provide quality education and health care. For the least developing countries with rural populations such as Liberia, a working financing mechanism for renewable energy (RE) applications is of extreme importance. This is because Liberia has failed to implement a sound rural and RE development policy due to uncertainty regarding the financial costs as with many least developing countries. It is therefore, crucial that the use of the available RE resources should be intensified to meet the energy needs of the country, particularly, in the rural and remote areas. This paper examined and discussed the current and potential of RE exploitation and development in Liberia from the viewpoint of sustainable development. The status of the various RE sources and their applications including details of the few existing RE projects in the country are carefully explored and discussed before elucidating the major barriers and challenges faced by the energy sector as regards the implementation of Liberia’s rural and RE policy. Measures and policies that are required to facilitate the deployment of RE in Liberia are proposed while the existing government policies are assessed. These evidence-based policies could guide the future design, delivery and development of affordable and sustainable energy solutions in Liberia.

     

     

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    A. Fashina, A., O. Akiyode, O., & M. Sanni, D. (2018). The status quo of rural and renewable energy development in Liberia: policy and implementation. SPC Journal of Energy, 1(1), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.14419/e.v1i1.14518