NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has overseen the signing of a landmark US$26 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Electricity Corporation, and Kenya-based Thames Electrical Limited for the establishment of Liberia's first electrical manufacturing plant.

The agreement, signed on the margins of the Africa Forward Summit 2026 in Nairobi on Tuesday, marks a major milestone in Liberia's push to strengthen its energy sector, expand industrialization, and deepen economic cooperation with Kenya.

According to an Executive Mansion release, the proposed facility will manufacture transformers, conductors, switchgears, smart meters, and other electrical materials...