Country snapshot · West Africa

Liberia

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
50.5MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N1,N2
−6%
Change on 20251
2025: 53.7 MW (Ember estimate)
34.9%
Access to electricity, 20242N3
3.65million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N3

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Liberia: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 7.8 MW; 2024: 12.5 MW; 2025: 53.7 MW; 2026 estimate: 50.5 MW7.8202312.5202453.7202550.52026E
Liberia: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 7.8 MW; 2024: 12.5 MW; 2025: 53.7 MW; 2026 estimate: 50.5 MW7.8202312.5202453.7202550.52026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
20237.8Ember estimate
202412.5Ember estimate
202553.7Ember estimate
2026E50.5Ember estimate, full year

0.3% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (50.5 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Liberia: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 9.2%, urban 55.5%, national 34.9%.National 34.9%Rural 9.2%Urban 55.5%0%25%50%75%100%
Liberia: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 9.2%, urban 55.5%, national 34.9%.National 34.9%Rural 9.2%Urban 55.5%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural9.2%2024
Urban55.5%2024
National34.9%2024
Rural 9.2%Urban 55.5%Without electricity 3.65m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2025 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N4

Liberia: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesLiberia 64.5% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Liberia (2025)64.5%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Liberia: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesLiberia 64.5% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Liberia (2025)64.5%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

64.5% (2025 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN5

Export rules: None found

Regulator
LERC
Main utility
LEC; four of five distribution licensees are private
Export rulesNone found5Medium confidenceShow detail

None found

Sources: 5
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail

None found

Size limits and licensingNot checked.Show detail

Not checked (not found in fetched sources)

Mini-grid rulesMini-grid and distribution codes exist; revisions at validation stage (Jan 2026).6Medium confidenceShow detail

LERC mini-grid and distribution codes exist; revised Mini-Grid Code + Micro-Utility Licensing Regulations at validation stage (Jan 2026), not yet gazetted

Sources: 6
Market access beyond the utilityPrivate distribution licensees operate.6Medium confidenceShow detail

Private distribution licensees (LIBENERGY, Jungle Energy Power, Energicity, Totota Electric); first utility-scale solar IPP tender targeted Aug 2025

Sources: 6
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.

Recent developments

Dated developments, 2024–2026.

  1. Jan 2026

    Validation of mini-grid, micro-utility and multi-year tariff rules.6

  2. 2026

    Ember: potential generation from solar added in 2026 equals about 12% of reported 2024 generation.7

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