MONROVIA, LIBERIA – AUGUST 4, 2026: Public sector institutions under Pillar Five (Environmental Sustainability) of the Government of Liberia's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), have officially commenced a five-day Energy and Environment Sector Working Group (SWG) session as part of the ongoing preparations for the 2027 National Budget.
The technical exercise is being facilitated by the Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy at its central Monrovia head-office. The Mines and Energy Ministry heads Pillar Five of the ARREST Agenda. Pillar Five of the AAID membership include:
Ministry of Mines and Energy – Lead
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Co-Lead
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Secretariat Lead
Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA)
Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC)
Monrovia City Corporation (MCC)
Paynesville City Corporation (PCC)
National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL)
Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC)
Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA)
Forestry Development Authority (FDA)
During the five days deliberations, stakeholders are aiming to strengthen coordination and chart a strategic path for sustainable investments in Liberia's energy and environmental sectors budgeting processes and procedures as template by the Finance and Development Planning Ministry (MFDP).
Delivering official opening remarks on behalf of Ministry of Mines and Energy, R. Matenokay Tingban, the Deputy Minister for Administration, Eudora Blay-Pritchard, emphasized the importance of collaboration in achieving the country's environmental and energy development priorities.
Deputy Minister Blay-Pritchard commended the sector members for putting forward some of the brightest staff to team up with colleagues to achieve the purpose of the 2027 National Budget Sector Working Group. She called for collaboration, openness in knowledge sharing and dedication amongst them if their results must be tangible in the interest of national development.
The five-day technical working session is focused on developing a climate-smart investment project that will drive sustainable growth across Liberia's energy and environmental sectors.
The engagement is expected to strengthen inter-agency cooperation in designing a resilient and inclusive development project that promotes clean and renewable energy, enhances climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, improve environmental stewardship, and contributes to broad-based socio-economic development.
Participants will engage in a series of technical sessions, reviewing and understanding budgeting templates aimed at identifying sector priorities, reviewing policy and institutional frameworks, assessing financing opportunities, and developing practical implementation strategies. The discussions are also expected to ensure that proposed interventions align with the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), Liberia's national climate commitments, and broader environmental sustainability objectives.
At the conclusion of the five-day session, the Sector Working Group is expected to produce a coordinated roadmap for priority investments, strengthened institutional collaboration among participating agencies, and generate recommendations that will inform the formulation of the 2027 National Budget and future climate-resilient development initiatives.
The Ministry says the exercise represents a critical step toward building a more sustainable, climate-resilient, and energy-secured Liberia through coordinated planning, sound environmental governance, and strategic public investment.
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