Augustus V. Goanue is an electrical engineer and energy expert who has been involved in energy sector reforms for the Government of Liberia and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) since 2005.

He was instrumental in establishing Liberia's Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), which he served as Executive Director for about a decade. Before joining the RREA, he was Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy Technology (CSET) for five years.

He has extensive experience in energy policy, regulation, project planning and management, including decentralised mini-grids and off-grid technologies, and has advised government and international development organisations on policy, regulation, market analysis and investment planning. He led the team that drafted Liberia's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy and Action Plan, and contributed to the 2007 National Energy Sector White Paper, the 2009 National Energy Policy and the 2015 Electricity Law of Liberia. He was also part of the regional expert team that prepared the ECOWAS White Paper on increasing access to energy services in peri-urban and rural areas.

He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Regional Science from the University of Liberia.