[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-109956-en":3,"doc-seo-109956-105":31,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":92},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":20,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":21,"is_downloadable":21,"audit_status":21,"page_count":22,"language":23,"language_code":24,"site_id":25,"html_lang":24,"table_of_contents":26,"faqs":27,"seo_title":28,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":29,"read_time":30},109956,687197207919,"Theodora","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/a000253d6f5f7c60be?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1779446848396160552",8,"Research & Report","Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project - Redacted Report - Statement of Use and Limitations","Strictly confidential World Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) administrative inquiry report on allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, and/or coercive practices connected to the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project in Liberia. Covers purpose and limitations of use, privileges and immunities, and an executive summary describing a contract bid in which the joint venture submitted falsified manufacturer authorizations. Reviews background on project objectives and components, and details how complaints and verification led to findings regarding authorization falsification and related sanctions.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nRepublic of Liberia  \nAccelerated Electricity Expansion Project  \nRedacted Report  \nNovember 2020  \nStatement of Use and Limitations  \nThis strictly confidential report (the Report) was prepared by the World Bank Group (the “WBG”) Integrity Vice Presidency (“INT”) . It provides the findings of an INT administrative inquiry (the“Investigation”) into allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, and/or coercive practices, as defined by the WBG for the purposes of its own policies, rules and procedures (the “WBG’s Anticorruption Framework”), in relation to WBG-supported activities. The purpose of the Investigation was to allow the WBG to determine if the WBG’s Anti-corruption Framework had been violated.  \nThis Report is being shared to ensure that its recipients are aware of the results of the INT Investigation. However, in view of the specific and limited purpose of the Investigation underlying this Report, this Report should not be used as the sole basis for initiating any administrative, criminal, or civil proceedings. Moreover, this Report should not be cited or otherwise referred to in the course of any investigation, in any investigation reports, or in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings.  \nThis Report is provided without prejudice to the privileges and immunities conferred on the institutions comprising the WBG and their officers and employees by their respective constituent documents and any other applicable sources of law. The WBG reserves the right to invoke these privileges and immunities, including at any time during the course of an investigation or a subsequent judicial, administrative or other proceeding that your authorities may pursue in connection with this matter. These privileges and immunities cannot be waived without the prior express written authorization ofthe WBG.  \nExecutive Summary  \nThis report provides the findings ofan administrative inqui1y by the World Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency (\"INT\") into allegations of misconduct in connection with the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (the \"Project\") in the Republic of Liberia.  \nA joint venture between Group A Co., Ltd. (Group A) and Group B Co., Ltd. (Group B)(collectively, the \"Joint Venture\") bid for a Project-financed contract (the \"Contract\") . Bidders were required to submit manufacturer authorization fo1ms for major items not produced by the bidder, showing that the bidder was authorized by the manufacturer of those items to supply and install them in country.  \nEvidence indicates that the Joint Venture submitted falsified manufacturer authorizations in its bid for the Contact.  \nThe World Bank imposed the sanction of deba1ment with conditional release on Group B.  \nBackground  \nThe International Development Association (“IDA”) and the Republic of Liberia entered into a Financing Agreement for the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (the “Project”) in the Republic of Liberia. The Project became effective in November 2013 and is scheduled to close in April 2022.  \nThe Project’s development objectives are to increase access to electricity and strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector in the country. The Project consists of three components: (i) extension of electricity transmission and distribution systems; (ii) construction of facilities for off-loading, transport, and storage of heavy fuel oil (“HFO”) and support for optimization of HFO procurement; and (iii) support for the expansion of supply options and for the strengthening of the sector’s institutional capacity. The Project is implemented by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (“LEC”) and the Ministry of Lands, Mines, and Energy.  \nAs part of the first component, the LEC issued an invitation for bids and the Bidding Document for the Project-financed contract (the “Contract”) in May, 2015. In May, 2017, ajoint venture between Group A Co., Ltd. (Group A) as lead partner and Group B ","cbCaigUTxDgVyDWn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigUTxDgVyDWn","pdf",178030,3,1,5,"English","en",105,"# Executive Summary\n# Background\n# Allegations & Methodology\n# Findings","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the report and what limitations apply to its use?\",\"answer\":\"The report shares INT findings to inform recipients of the results of an administrative inquiry. It should not be used as the sole basis for initiating administrative, criminal, or civil proceedings and should not be cited in related investigations or proceedings.\"},{\"question\":\"What allegation is investigated in connection with the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project?\",\"answer\":\"INT investigates allegations of misconduct tied to the project-supported activities, specifically a bid submission involving falsified manufacturer authorizations.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the findings indicate about the joint venture’s bid?\",\"answer\":\"Evidence indicates the joint venture submitted falsified manufacturer authorizations to support its bid for major items, and verification by involved companies confirmed the authorizations were falsified.\"}]","Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project - Redacted Report - Statement of Use and Limitations | PDF",1784483209,13,{"code":4,"msg":32,"data":33},"ok",{"site_id":25,"language":24,"slug":34,"title":13,"keywords":35,"description":14,"schema_data":36,"social_meta":87,"head_meta":89,"extra_data":91,"updated_unix":29},"accelerated-electricity-expansion-project-redacted-report-statement-of-use-and-limitations","",{"@graph":37,"@context":86},[38,54,69],{"@type":39,"itemListElement":40},"BreadcrumbList",[41,45,49,51],{"item":42,"name":43,"@type":44,"position":21},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":46,"name":47,"@type":44,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":50,"name":12,"@type":44,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",{"item":52,"name":13,"@type":44,"position":53},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/accelerated-electricity-expansion-project-redacted-report-statement-of-use-and-limitations/109956/",4,{"url":52,"name":13,"@type":55,"author":56,"headline":13,"publisher":58,"fileFormat":61,"inLanguage":24,"description":14,"dateModified":62,"datePublished":63,"encodingFormat":61,"isAccessibleForFree":64,"interactionStatistic":65},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":57},"Person",{"url":42,"name":59,"@type":60},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-30","2026-07-19",true,{"@type":66,"interactionType":67,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":68},"ViewAction",{"@type":70,"mainEntity":71},"FAQPage",[72,78,82],{"name":73,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":75},"What is the purpose of the report and what limitations apply to its use?","Question",{"text":76,"@type":77},"The report shares INT findings to inform recipients of the results of an administrative inquiry. It should not be used as the sole basis for initiating administrative, criminal, or civil proceedings and should not be cited in related investigations or proceedings.","Answer",{"name":79,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":80},"What allegation is investigated in connection with the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project?",{"text":81,"@type":77},"INT investigates allegations of misconduct tied to the project-supported activities, specifically a bid submission involving falsified manufacturer authorizations.",{"name":83,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":84},"What did the findings indicate about the joint venture’s bid?",{"text":85,"@type":77},"Evidence indicates the joint venture submitted falsified manufacturer authorizations to support its bid for major items, and verification by involved companies confirmed the authorizations were falsified.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":52,"og:type":88,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":59,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":90,"canonical":52},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":25},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":93},[94,98,102,106,110,115,120,123,128,131,135],{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":48,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":53,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":134},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]