# Liberia extends the bid deadline for Mt. Coffee hydropower extension equipment a second time

> Bids for the 42 MW hydro-electromechanical package are now due on 14 December 2026, replacing deadlines set for June and October.

- Topic: Tender update
- Event date: 2026-10-04
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Companies: Liberia Electricity Corporation, World Bank
- Countries: Liberia
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/liberia-extends-mount-coffee-extension-bid-deadline-again


## Key facts

- Employer: Liberia Electricity Corporation
- New deadline: 14 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Previous deadlines: 17 June 2026; 30 October 2026
- Scope: Hydro-electromechanical works for +42 MW
- Bid security: USD 500,000

Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has re-issued its specific procurement notice for package 2 of the Mt. Coffee hydropower plant extension, moving the bid deadline to 14 December 2026 at 10:00 GMT. The notice lists the deadlines set before it, 17 June 2026 and 30 October 2026, and is dated as re-issued on 30 September 2026.

The package covers the hydro-electromechanical works: four 10.5 MW vertical Kaplan turbine-generator sets and the associated penstocks, gates, SCADA, transformers and balance of plant, which together add 42 MW to the plant. According to the notice, the existing 88 MW plant about 30 km from Monrovia accounts for about 70% of Liberia’s generation. Civil works are procured separately as package 1.

Bids need a bid security of USD 500,000. The contract is financed by the World Bank (IDA-72640) under the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project.

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00434599: Request for Bids (re-issued), Mt. Coffee hydropower plant extension, package 2](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00434599). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-10-04, Read 2026-10-23.