DR Congo: Ministers sign Inga treaty


Issue 265 - 08 Nov 2013 | 1 minute read

South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a treaty on the Inga hydropower Project on 29 October during a visit to Kinshasa by President Jacob Zuma. The treaty, signed by South African energy minister Dikobe Ben Martins and his DRC counterpart Bruno Kapandji Kalala, paves the way for a future power purchase agreement (PPA). According to the Kinshasa daily Le Potentiel, the agreement commits South Africa to buying 2,500MW from the 4,800MW Inga III development and gives Pretoria ten years to conclude a formal PPA. Mining companies in Katanga will take 1,300MW, while the other 1,000MW will be supplied elsewhere within Congo.

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