Liberia - Power Expansion Project

1~~~~ ~RESTRICTED NUZ' WI3 1'f8 l3fU Report No. PU-38cL _ I This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated organizations. They, do not ac::ept responsibility for Isa,:curacy or completeness. The report may, not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. [I TMN"TP1?MATIOATCYAL RAN( PnP FOR mCONSTjICTTCtN AND nPVPT.CIPMlTNT NTMTEP2A'rTnN AT. nPV1VT .CPMTThJT ASOCI)CTATTION APPRAISAL OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORITY POWER EXPANSION PROJECT REPUBLIC C)F LIBERIA May 13, 1970 Public Utilities Projects I)epartment  Currency Equivalents Liberia utilizes U.S. Currency Weights and Mlasures Equivalents kW = kilowatt NWJ = megawatt .(1000 kW) WdnTh = kilowatt hour Mh = megawatt hour (1000 ldih) Glh = Gigawatt hour (1 million kWh) kVF = kilo volt (1000 volt) Otne acre f't = 1233.5 m3 One million acre ft = 1233.5 miLlion m3 4,d = million gallons per day PJA's Financial Year = Calendar Year AcronyMs and Abbreviations P1IA - Public Utilities Authority NIOC - National Iron Ore Co. IJLMCO - Liberian American Swedish Minerals Co. 14C - Liberian Miniri Co. BIC - Bong Nining Co. L:rscO - Liberian Iron and Steel Cornoration USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development Exc-Im Bank - U.S. Exvcort-RIport Bank AD)B - African Development Bank BBC - Brown, Boveri & Co.  REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA APPRAISAL OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORITY PCWER EXPANSION TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. SUIsu4tY i 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. THE, PGER SECTOR 2 A. The Economv 2 13. Exisltng Power Facilities 2 Monrovia Power System 3 Secondary Centers C. The Power M4arket I). Sector Development 5 Monrovi a Svqtem Secondary Centers 7 3. THFJ PIOJECT 8 Cost Esti.mate 8 Consulltarnts ar,d -+.atus of E 9 Procurement and Disbursement 9 TTT0rrJST?T0ArTIOT[T rOF rrUV pp,rYflpA?4 T 4 -~ + ~0 6- a4.aUUk