The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has officially launched its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, a $156.6 million blueprint aimed at doubling water connections, boosting sewer coverage, improving collection efficiency, and reducing the Corporation’s reliance on government subsidies over the next five years.
The launch, held in the Ministry of Public Works’ conference room, brought together senior government officials, development partners, diplomats, and LWSC leadership.
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, serving as Chief Launcher, described the plan as a critical step toward sustainable water and sanitation delivery, cautioning that without proper planning, infrastructure projects risk failure.
“Building something great starts with a great plan,” Minister Ngafuan stressed. “While we are not here today to dedicate a sophisticated water treatment facility, this occasion will lead to many such dedications in the future.”
The Minister praised LWSC’s progress in restoring water supply to Monrovia and expanding services to Ganta and other parts of Liberia. He lauded the Corporation’s targets, which include increasing water connections from 15,000 in 2024 to 30,000 by 2029, doubling sewer connections to 3,000, raising bill collection efficiency from 57% to 95%, and cutting government subsidy dependence to no more than 20%.
“If this plan fails, it is a collective national failure, because water is life, and lives depend on it,” Ngafuan said, assuring that the government will support the LWSC in mobilizing resources.
LWSC Managing Director Mohammed Ali noted that the strategic plan replaces an outdated, never-finalized 2018–2023 framework. The new plan, developed with USAID’s sponsorship and executed by Liberian consultancy Mutuvi, outlines key investments in pipe-borne water expansion and urban sanitation improvements.
“This plan is our roadmap for the next four to five years,” Ali said, revealing that it cost approximately $80,000 to prepare. “The total cost to implement it is $156.6 million, and if fully executed, it will solve most of our urban water and sewer challenges.”
The event also featured remarks from the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps Amb. Bengyela A. Gang, who underscored the urgent need for access to clean water in Liberia and across Africa.
Quoting the famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” he highlighted the paradox of abundant water resources but a limited potable supply.
“There is nothing more democratic that a government can give its people than water,” the diplomat said. “If we can’t provide water for our citizens, then our development is incomplete, no matter how many big buildings we have.”
The LWSC’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan aligns with Liberia’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development and international frameworks such as the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Officials pledged that the plan will not remain a document on paper but will be actively implemented to transform water and sanitation access nationwide.
