Liberia has renewed and revised its suspension of import tariffs on off-grid solar renewable energy products.

The suspension was first put in place in August 2025 before a revised Executive Order, issued on August 31 this year, extended the measure.

According to a statement published by Liberia’s Executive Mansion, the tariff suspension covers eligible off-grid solar lighting and electrification systems, standalone solar PV components, energy-efficient appliances, batteries, panels, control units and other products and components essential to rural electrification.

The measure is intended to reduce the costs of importing such products, the statement adds, while stimulating private investment, expanding access to clean energy and supporting economic activities in Liberia.

The latest Executive Order also establishes safeguards designed to ensure the tariff suspension is administered transparently and is limited to qualifying products.

It states that in order to benefit from the measure, eligible entities must be registered with the Liberia Business Registry and be actively engaged in the renewable energy sector or an activity directly related to the deployment, distribution, installation, or productive use of qualifying products.

Beneficiaries must also be registered with the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) where required. RREA is tasked with maintaining an updated register of eligible products and beneficiaries and must provide relevant information to the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), which is mandated to implement the tariff suspension.

The latest update also emphasises that the tariff suspension does not automatically exempt eligible importers from other applicable obligations.

Imported goods into Liberia can still be subject to customs user fees and where applicable, the trade levy set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is a 0.5% tax applied to the taxable value of goods imported from non-ECOWAS member states.

The order also stipulates that any entity knowingly misclassifying goods, submitting false documentation, importing non-qualifying products or inflating prices may be subject to applicable customs, tax, administrative, civil, or criminal penalties.

The Executive Mansion’s latest statement adds that the government will continue to “periodically evaluate the extent to which the measure contributes to increased investment, reduced renewable energy costs, expanded access to electricity, rural electrification, productive use of energy, and Liberia’s broader sustainable energy objectives.”

The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has tracked 151 MW of operational solar in Liberia, according to figures available in its project database, 111 MW of which is located in the C&I sector.

The country’s first grid-connected utility-scale solar plant was switched on in June.