The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) says has intensified efforts to boost electricity supply in every part of the country.
On the contrary, citizens who continue to endure unstable power have viewed the announcement with growing skepticisms.
On Tuesday, April 7, 2026,
LEC Managing Director Mohammed M. Sheriff, told a news conference in Monrovia that the Corporation has increased power imports and expanded its network to respond to the rising national demand.
Sheriff: “The present available electricity stands at 94 megawatts, while projected demand this year is expected to surge to 250 megawatts.”
The figures paint a troubling picture of the utility system that has struggled to keep pace with national growth.
With demand already more than double the current supply, many observers say the gap explains the persistent blackouts, low-voltage supply, and widespread customer complaints that continue to plague homes and businesses.
Sheriff acknowledged that LEC’s challenges go beyond generation limits.
He pointed to illegal power connections, electricity theft, and technical losses on transmission lines as major obstacles slowing progress.
These longstanding issues, he said, continue to undermine the corporation’s ability to deliver steady electricity to consumers.
While Sheriff assured the public that services would continue to improve, many Liberians say the reality on the ground tells a different story.
Across Monrovia and several surrounding communities, including Johnsonville, residents continue to report frequent outages and unstable current, despite repeated promises from the utility provider. For many households, the dry season traditionally expected to bring relatively stronger power supply due to improved hydro and imported energy coordination has instead exposed deeper weaknesses in the system.
Citizens say entire neighborhoods remain outside the LEC grid, while others connected to the network experience power interruptions lasting several hours or even days.
Sheriff’s latest disclosure also raises broader concerns about infrastructure planning and national energy policy. A demand projection of 250 megawatts against 94 megawatts available supply reveals a serious structural deficit that cannot be solved by imports alone.
Against the backdrop, power theft remains one of the most politically sensitive aspects of LEC’s struggle. Combined with aging infrastructure and weak enforcement, the problem has become a recurring drain on the utility’s already limited capacity.
Many residents argue that promises of “continued improvement” have become routine talking points, repeated at nearly every public briefing while service quality remains largely inconsistent.