Liberia Inland Storage Facility (LISF) construction is set to begin after InfraCo Africa embodied by CPCS Transcom, and Liberia Global Logistics Services (GLS) Group signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
The contract was inked with BMC Group Construction Company, Liberia’s construction and consulting company.
The 4,600 sq mtr inland storage facility will be situated approximately 10 km from the Freeport of Monrovia. It will be powered by a rooftop solar-hybrid system with rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, smart switches, and monitoring systems, whose supply and installation capital was provided by PIDG’s Technical Assistance (PIDG TA), following a pre-feasibility study to assess the power needs of the facility.
The rooftop solar energy system will maximise energy efficiency, reduce overall dependence on diesel, and reduce or curb carbon emissions.
Upon completion, the facility will allow businesses to optimise their supply chains, minimising stock wastage and damage which should ultimately reduce overall costs to the end consumers.
The LISF’s flexible design will allow for the inclusion of alternative storage solutions in the future, such as temperature-controlled capacity for the storage of food and pharmaceutical products, to meet the evolving needs of Liberia’s businesses.