The Office of the Special Envoy for U.S. Trade & Investment, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, participated in the Powering Africa Summit (PAS) 2026 in Washington, D.C., as part of the U.S.–West Africa Country Huddle, a closed-door, outcomes-focused roundtable convening U.S. Government stakeholders, institutional partners, investors, and senior West African public-sector leaders to advance practical, bankable energy and infrastructure partnerships.
Liberia was represented by Hon. Isaac E. Taggart Jr., Special Envoy for U.S. Trade & Investment, alongside Hon. R. Matenokay Tingban, Minister of Mines & Energy, Hon. Mohamed Sheriff, Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Mr. Samuel Nagbe, Executive Director of the Rural & Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), and Ms. Joetta M. Addy, First Secretary for Commerce, Trade & Investment, Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Washington, D.C.
Liberia’s Focus: Execution, Bankability, and Structured Partnership
The roundtable emphasized solutions and delivery, how West Africa can accelerate bankable, execution-ready opportunities that align public priorities with serious private capital and catalytic financing tools.
During Liberia’s engagement, Hon. Minister Tingban set the stage by reinforcing the Government of Liberia’s commitment to creating the right enabling and investment environment for credible long-term partners. His remarks reflected the Government’s national posture and priorities, and emphasized Liberia’s readiness to engage through structured, transparent pathways that support investor confidence and measurable outcomes.
Building on this foundation, Hon. Taggart highlighted Liberia’s disciplined approach to moving from interest to implementation, emphasizing a focused pipeline of priority platforms actively being advanced for investment and partnership. These included:
- St. Paul 2 (SP2) Hydropower – a baseload generation anchor aligned with long-term reliability and industrial demand
- Mount Coffee Hydropower Transmission Upgrade (66kV → 132kV) – a deliverability and evacuation backbone essential for bankable power outcomes
- Nimba Lithium Project – a strategic minerals pathway aligned with global battery and energy storage supply chains
- Grand Gedeh Battery Metals Hub – a lithium and cobalt value-addition platform designed to support long-term industrial participation in critical minerals value chains
Engagement with U.S. Government Counterparts
Liberia’s delegation also engaged directly with key U.S. Government counterparts, including the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), on practical pathways to support bankability, de-risking, and execution of priority platforms.
Next Steps
Liberia remains committed to building partnerships that deliver, through clear structures, credible counterparts, and practical next steps that translate dialogue into bankable outcomes. The Office of the Special Envoy will continue follow-up engagement with aligned partners and institutions following PAS 2026, consistent with the Government’s priorities to deepen U.S.–Liberia trade and investment ties and advance execution-ready opportunities.
For strategic partnership inquiries, engagement is coordinated through the Office of the Special Envoy for U.S. Trade & Investment.