DR Congo: Official go-ahead for Brazilian hydro IPP

A concession agreement between the Congolese state and Brazilian-owned Construction, Finance & Engineering Congo (CFE Congo) for a 100MW hydropower project at Mbimbi Mayi Munene on the Kasai River in Western Kasai province was published in the official gazette on 1 August. The agreement was signed in Kinshasa on 26 June. The project, which will produce 30MW in a first phase, will supply power to the city of Tshikapa, a centre for alluvial gem mining, as well as the rest of Western Kasai and the neighbouring Bandundu province. The agreement also mentions the possibility of supplying a regional interconnection.