Development of a business plan for the Lofa County mini-grid operator (Liberia)
Context
One of the main components of the Liberian Renewable Energy Access Project (LIRENAP) is the establishment of a hydro/diesel mini-grid in Lofa County, as well as the establishment of a sustainable business plan to operate and maintain the electricity service.
Objective
To support the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) in setting up the management and operation arrangements of the Lofa mini-grid.
Our contribution
Our team conducted the following activities:
- Definition of the institutional arrangements for the operation of the Lofa mini-grid:
- Review of Liberia's energy sector policy and regulatory framework,
- Review and assessment of the best institutional arrangement for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the energy sector,
- Preparation of the contracts and legal documents of the PPP.
- Development of the business plan:
- Management and operation plan,
- Marketing plan,
- Financial analysis and modeling,
- Implementation of the business plan.
- Capacity building and training of national actors.
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