The Authorities of Liberia says offering protected consuming water to the general public stays one among its high priorities.
By Lewis S Teh
Monrovia, Liberia; August 11, 2025 – Minister of Finance and Growth Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has assured the Liberia Water and Sewer Company (LWSC) that authorities will stand firmly behind its bold five-year improvement agenda, pledging that the water sector is not going to be “left behind” within the nation’s drive for inclusive development.
Minister Ngafuan spoke on Friday in the course of the official launch of the LWSC’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, a USD 156.6 million blueprint designed to enhance water and sewage throughout Liberia.
The plan unveiled by the Company is aligned with Coverage 9 of the federal government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Growth.
“At the moment, as we unveil this strategic plan, we are going to make sure that the water sector is not going to be left behind,” the Minister pledged. He made the promise whereas serving because the keynote speaker in the course of the ceremony.
He mentioned residents is not going to sit idle and watch, saying, “We is not going to be spectators on this course of.”
The targets of the LWSC embrace doubling water connections from a 2024 baseline of 15,000 to 30,000 by 2029, rising sewer connections from 1,560 to three,000, and bettering income assortment effectivity from 57 % to 95 %.
He additionally welcomed the establishment’s goal to cut back its dependency on authorities subsidies from 50 per cent to twenty per cent throughout the identical interval.
“These targets are bold, however they’re achievable,” Ngafuan mentioned, including that water is important for “life and well being” and that collective motion is required to make sure success.
“The final word aim is what we do to rework lives. We’ll do our half to maneuver this plan from paper to motion, to supply and measurable outcomes.”
In short remarks, LWSC Managing Director, Mo Ali, famous that the strategic plan replaces an expired framework and goals to information the company’s improvement efforts over the subsequent 4 to 5 years, with a robust give attention to city sanitation.
“We met a system that was not damaged, however one which was not doing its finest,” MD Ali mentioned. “If we implement this plan, it would resolve most of our issues with water and sewer companies in city areas.”
He thanked the Ministry of Public Works for its long-standing partnership, which he mentioned has performed a significant function in safeguarding LWSC’s infrastructure.
The USD156.6 million plan, in keeping with Director Mo, outlines a mixture of infrastructure investments, operational reforms, and repair enlargement initiatives geared toward assembly rising demand, bettering effectivity, and enhancing the standard of life for hundreds of Liberians.
Prime authorities officers from the MFDP and the LWSC attended the revealing ceremony. Modifying by Jonathan Browne
