Liberia

Getting Electricity in

Liberia

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building in Liberia.

This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2012.

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  • Name of Utility: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)
  • City: Monrovia

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Client submits application and awaits estimate of connection fees from Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

The company has to submit an application letter along with a copy of the business registration (in the future, also a photo) to the Customer Service Department. Customer service forwards the application letter to the commercial manager, who screens the application and forwards it to the Technical Department.
Agency: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Monrovia 		14 calendar days no charge
* 2 Client obtains external inspection from Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

The Technical Department will come out and inspect the premises.The main purpose of the inspection (as with most business-activity-related inspections in Liberia) is to prove that the business exists. The inspector will draw sketches of the location, etc. to determine Liberia Electricity Corporation’s capacity to deliver power. Inspectors submit a report to their department, which then gets forwarded to the Commercial Department. Once the Commercial Department approves the application, it notifies the Computer section to prepare an invoice. Once the invoice is prepared, it gets sent back to the Commercial Department and they contact the customer to come pick up the invoice. The customer comes to LEC and signs a ledger to accept payment invoice.
Agency: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Monrovia 		1 calendar day no charge
3 Client obtains external works from Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

Only Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) can carry out the external works. The utility currently has the material readily available in stock, which has greatly reduced delays by many months.
The works consist of expanding the overhead network by installing poles, a transformer and its accessories and extending wires to the warehouse.

Agency: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Monrovia 		75 calendar days USD 8,400.0
4 Client obtains inspection of internal wiring, meter installation, and final connection from Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

When the external works have been completed, and the electrician has finished doing the internal installation, the utility will inspect the wiring and turn on the supply.
The client will need to pay a security deposit and a registration fee. The cost of the meter is included in the registration fee.

Security deposit: Based on the requirement for the case study, it is estimated that the load will be 202 amps and that a 70 mm2 wire will be used. The deposit fee will correspond to 16% of the cost of 202 amps, approximately the monthly load. This deposit goes into an escrow account as a guarantee. If bills are not paid, then the amounts are deducted from this escrow account. If the client stops the connection, then he/she is reimbursed. And there are no interests on the escrow account.

Registration fee: There is also a registration fee equivalent to 20% of the Bill of Quantity. When the type of material and the quantity needed has been determined, and also what needs to be done, and the labor cost, the customer will be required to pay a registration fee equivalent to 20% of the Bill of Quantity.

Agency: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Monrovia 		376 calendar days LRD 5,216.1
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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