Liberia has a Vision (“Liberia RISING 2030”) aiming for Liberia to become a Middle Income Country by the year 2030, this includes, and proposes the targets of 70% of Monrovia to be connected to the electricity grid and 35% of the rural areas of Liberia connected to mini-grids/isolated, stand-alone units by 2030. The Government, through the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (MLME) in May 2009 adopted its energy strategy and relevant targets (access, capacity, generation, energy security) in the National Energy Policy for Liberia (NEPL); an Agenda for Action and Economic and Social Development with the technical and financial assistance from USAID.