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DRC Power Issue dated 26/06/2020

Tshisekedi, Three Gorges Corp and AfDB at odds over Grand Inga

Despite all the delays under his predecessors in launching construction works on the Inga III dam, Félix Tshisekedi is eager to embark on a much more ambitious project in Kongo Central province: the Grand Inga. But his main partners disagree over its scale. [...] (430 words)

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Tshisekedi's meddling upset his generals

President Félix Tshisekedi is trying to make up for his lack of support within the army, but not all the generals are pleased with his efforts. [...]

DRC 26/08/2020

Kinshasa tries to persuade French companies to get on board Inga III

The Congolese authorities, who are concerned that South Africa might renege on its commitment to take a share of the future giant dam's electricity output, are looking for potential "offtakers" in France to enable it to proceed with the project. [...]

DRC 20/08/2020

German businessman Gernot Wagner hopes Inga III will lead to hydrogen plant, but Kinshasa unconvinced

Congolese authorities are wary of the ambitions of the head of Evagor, who wants to develop a hydrogen plant on the back of the Inga III mega-dam and to build nearly 10,000 km of railway tracks. [...]

DRC SOUTH AFRICA 22/07/2020

Pretoria takes cautious steps on Inga III

South Africa, which is counting on output from the Congolese mega-dam to alleviate its troubled electricity public utility Eskom, is nonetheless sceptical of Kinshasa's ability to carry out the project. [...]

DRC 13/07/2020

Regional electricity markets unmoved by Grand Inga promises

In contrast to President Félix Tshisekedi's pan-African vision for his Grand Inga hydropower project, the continent's sub-regional energy pools are being more cautious about becoming future buyers of electricity from Kinshasa. [...]

DRC 22/06/2020

Fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners wants in on Grand Inga dam project

The company owned by billionaire businessman Adebayo Ogunlesi is in talks with the Congolese authorities concerning a potentially huge investment in the mega-project to construct dams on the River Congo. [...]

Spotlight DRC 30/03/2020

After ACS pulls out, China Three Gorges Corp says it can lead Inga III project alone

Reassured by the Chinese state-owned company, the DRC government could soon draft the concession contract for the construction of the vast 11,050-MW dam. [...]

Spotlight DRC 09/03/2020

Tshisekedi prepares international conference on Grand Inga hydropower project

With African Union support, the DRC will in late April play host to dozens of VIPs to discuss the development of the Congo River scheme that comprises several vast dams. [...]

Spotlight DRC 03/02/2020

Sino-Egyptian consortium could replace ACS and China Three Gorges on Inga III

Congolese authorities are discussing the possibility of a new consortium made up of of Egypt's Income and the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) taking over the Inga III project. [...]

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