Sinkor, June 24 -- A new power transmission and distribution station is expected to reduce the transmission gaps and will power 38,000 new homes in Sinkor, Congo Town and Paynesville City.

The project, which cost US$42 million, is funded by the European Union and will be executed by MBH Power Limited - an Indian firm with over two decades of expertise in the power sector.

Speaking at the groundbreaking progarm on Friday June 21, EU's Charge d'Affaires Juan Antnio Frutos said the European Union "understand the urgency and need for Liberians to get connected to the grid as soon as possible."

"Thosusands of people in Monrovia waiting to get electricty can steadily see their communities being legally connected o the electricity grid one st...