Tshisekedi calls out to regional leaders to revive dams project
Inga 1 (rear) and Inga 2 (front) power plants on the Congo river. The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to revive the project. FILE PHOTO | AFP
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The DRC leader, with the support of the African Union, has invited leaders from Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya to discuss the feasibility of the Grand Inga Dam project on the Congo River.
The Grand Inga Project could have up to eight separate dams, with a power output of 43,500MW (4.35GW), or more, at a cost of $80 billion that will include establishing transmission lines.
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila, under whose tenure the project was proposed, oversaw a tense political environment and delayed elections.
