By: Julius Konton
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. on Monday hosted a high-level delegation from Transco CLSG, the regional electricity transmission company linking Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia.
Transco CLSG, created by treaty among the four countries, finances, constructs, owns, and operates a high-voltage power interconnection line, enabling a unified regional electricity market across West Africa.
The delegation was led by Jiba Yilla, Acting General Manager of Transco CLSG, and accompanied by Mohammed Sherif, Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).
The team visited the President at the conclusion of their regional mission to Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
During the meeting, Mr. Yilla commended Liberia for its strong leadership and active participation in the CLSG project, describing Liberia as the initiative’s “best customer.”
He emphasized that Liberia’s consistent progress through the LEC has positioned the country as a success story and model within the regional power integration framework.
“Liberia continues to demonstrate reliability and commitment. Your country has emerged as our best customer,” Jiba Yilla, Acting General Manager, Transco CLSG, reemphasized.
In response, President Boakai expressed gratitude for the recognition and reaffirmed Liberia’s commitment to deepening regional cooperation in the power sector.
He praised the CLSG initiative as a powerful example of African nations taking responsibility for strategic infrastructure development.
“It is encouraging to see Africans taking charge of such an important sector (Energy) to serve their own countries,” President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.
He assured the delegation that his administration will continue to support CLSG’s expansion and strengthen electricity access for households, businesses, and industries across Liberia.
Meanwhile, Senior officials present at the meeting included the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Samuel A. Stevquoah, and the Acting Minister of Mines and Energy, Eudora Blay-Pritchard.
