{"id":15733,"date":"2023-08-31T13:41:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=15733"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:41:24","slug":"true-liberia-exported-electricity-to-ivory-coast-for-the-first-time-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/true-liberia-exported-electricity-to-ivory-coast-for-the-first-time-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"True! Liberia exported electricity to Ivory Coast for the first time in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim:<\/strong> \u201cLiberia exported electricity for the first time to Cote d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d said Finance Minister Samuel Tweah.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict:<\/strong> True. State-owned Liberia Electricity Corporation confirmed the information with supporting documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Liberia\u2019s finance minister, Samuel Tweah<\/a>, has disclosed that Liberia, for the first time, exported electricity to its Mano River basin neighbour, the Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finance minister said the power export to the Ivory Coast from Liberia stemmed from the heavy downpour of rain in the country, which has increased the efficiency of the hydropower, making it viable to supply power to another country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His assertion comes on the heels of growing misunderstanding and protestations due to the lack of electricity in communities in Monrovia and parts of Liberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in his recent trips on President Weah\u2019s usual campaign in various local districts in Montserrado County, Mr Tweah said, \u201cLiberia exported electricity for the first time to Cote d\u2019Ivoire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the information was made known to him by the Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation. He made the claim on a live program on the Spoon TV network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement angered many critics, with some questioning the authenticity of the assertion amid a challenging electricity quagmire for many residents and businesses in Liberia. Minister Tweah\u2019s revelation comes on the back of a recent power purchase agreement reached between Liberia and its Ivorian partners. <\/a>The deal on October 21, 2022, sought to supply Liberia with 27 megawatts of electricity during the dry season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the interest in Tweah\u2019s assertions, DUBAWA has decided to investigate its truthfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA contacted the Minister of Finance by text, asking him to \u201cprovide details for us, including the source. When did Liberia begin the initiative? How many Megawatts did Liberia send to Ivory Coast?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Tweah declined to respond to the inquiries. DUBAWA then contacted the Managing Director of the state-owned electricity corporation, Monie Captan<\/a>, who provided details that backed Tweah\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe exported 4.827m kWh in July 2023 valued at $547,900. The amount will go against our bill with Ivory Coast,\u201d said Monie Captan, Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), in a messenger chat with DUBAWA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, a data sheet obtained from the LEC indicates that Liberia has a \u2018Net Cost Import\u2019 of $471,464.26, indicative of the debt reduction that Liberia owed in the CLSG agreement. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interestingly enough, a study conducted by \u2018Tractebell\u2019 an institution responsible for the \u2018Line route and impact studies for the 650 km transmission line from Ivory Coast to Liberia, <\/a>said, \u201cDespite the recovery of Liberia\u2019s electricity sector following two civil wars, only 4.9% of the country is electrified one of the lowest rates in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim is true, given the details provided by the LEC to substantiate Tweah\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: \u201cLiberia exported electricity for the first time to Cote d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d said Finance Minister Samuel Tweah. Verdict: True. State-owned Liberia Electricity Corporation confirmed the information with supporting documents. Full Text Liberia\u2019s finance minister, Samuel Tweah, has disclosed that Liberia, for the first time, exported electricity to its Mano River basin neighbour, the Ivory Coast. The finance minister said the power export to the Ivory Coast from Liberia stemmed from the heavy downpour of rain in the country, which has increased the efficiency of the hydropower, making it viable to supply power to another country. His assertion comes on the heels of growing misunderstanding and protestations due to the lack of electricity in communities in Monrovia and parts of Liberia. But in his recent trips on President Weah\u2019s usual campaign in various local districts in Montserrado County, Mr Tweah said, \u201cLiberia exported electricity for the first time to Cote d\u2019Ivoire.\u201d According to him, the information was made known to him by the Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation. He made the claim on a live program on the Spoon TV network. The statement angered many critics, with some questioning the authenticity of the assertion amid a challenging electricity quagmire for many residents and businesses in Liberia. Minister Tweah\u2019s revelation comes on the back of a recent power purchase agreement reached between Liberia and its Ivorian partners. The deal on October 21, 2022, sought to supply Liberia with 27 megawatts of electricity during the dry season. Given the interest in Tweah\u2019s assertions, DUBAWA has decided to investigate its truthfulness. Verification DUBAWA contacted the Minister of Finance by text, asking him to \u201cprovide details for us, including the source. When did Liberia begin the initiative? How many Megawatts did Liberia send to Ivory Coast?\u201d Minister Tweah declined to respond to the inquiries. DUBAWA then contacted the Managing Director of the state-owned electricity corporation, Monie Captan, who provided details that backed Tweah\u2019s claim. \u201cWe exported 4.827m kWh in July 2023 valued at $547,900. The amount will go against our bill with Ivory Coast,\u201d said Monie Captan, Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), in a messenger chat with DUBAWA. In addition, a data sheet obtained from the LEC indicates that Liberia has a \u2018Net Cost Import\u2019 of $471,464.26, indicative of the debt reduction that Liberia owed in the CLSG agreement.  Interestingly enough, a study conducted by \u2018Tractebell\u2019 an institution responsible for the \u2018Line route and impact studies for the 650 km transmission line from Ivory Coast to Liberia, said, \u201cDespite the recovery of Liberia\u2019s electricity sector following two civil wars, only 4.9% of the country is electrified one of the lowest rates in Africa.\u201d Conclusion The claim is true, given the details provided by the LEC to substantiate Tweah\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[120,437,1571,3815,1960,1688],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3777],"class_list":["post-15733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-facebook-checks","category-fact-check","category-homepage","category-liberia","category-news"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-45L","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3777,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"varney-dukuly","display_name":"Varney Dukuly","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photograph-Mins.-Samuel-Tweah-Liberia.jpg?fit=1200%2C680&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15804,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15733\/revisions\/15804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15733"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=15733"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=15733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}