28/08/2026
News Brief: LEC Hosts Sierra Leoneโs EDSA on Study Tour Focused on Loss Reduction and Revenue Maximization.
Monrovia, Liberia: The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) is hosting a 11-member delegation from Sierra Leoneโs Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) on a study tour focused on loss reduction, revenue maximization, revenue protection, and improved utility operations.
The EDSA delegation, including senior leadership of the Authority, arrived in Liberia on August 27, 2026, as part of a regional knowledge-sharing engagement to learn from LECโs experiences, strategies, and ongoing initiatives aimed at reducing commercial and technical losses while strengthening revenue performance.
During the visit, relevant LEC department heads and technical teams will make presentations and hold sessions with the delegation on several key areas, including:
- Loss Reduction and Revenue Protection: LECโs strategies for addressing commercial and technical losses, electricity theft, meter-related challenges, and strengthening revenue protection.
- Governance and Institutional Initiatives: Measures being implemented to improve accountability, operational controls, institutional coordination, and performance across the Corporation.
- Revenue Maximization: Approaches being adopted by LEC to improve billing, collections, customer compliance, and overall revenue performance.
- Government Ministries and Agencies: LECโs methods for strengthening electricity revenue collection from government ministries, agencies, and other public institutions.
- Grid Stability and System Operations: Technical approaches and operational measures being implemented to strengthen grid stability, reliability, and electricity distribution.
- Technology and Metering: The use of improved metering and other technology-driven solutions to enhance customer management, revenue assurance, and loss reduction.
As part of the study tour, the EDSA delegation will also visit some of Liberiaโs major electricity generation and operational facilities. These include LECโs thermal generation facility, the 20MW solar farm, and the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Harrisburg.
The facility tours will provide the delegation with an opportunity to observe LECโs generation infrastructure and gain practical insight into how the Corporation is integrating different energy sources and operational systems to support Liberiaโs electricity supply.
The engagement also provides an important platform for regional cooperation and knowledge exchange between the two neighboring West African utilities, allowing both institutions to share experiences and identify practical approaches to common challenges confronting electricity distribution companies in the region.
The EDSA delegation is expected to conclude its study tour and depart Liberia for Sierra Leone on August 30, 2026.