Mining firms in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to import electricity from as far as Kenya and Ethiopia amid a biting supply, ironic for a country that would potentially power most of Africa were its hydropower capacity harnessed.
Yet electricity supply in the DRC has been a real headache for years, with the mining sector experiencing a deficit of between 500MW-1,000MW, according to figures from the Chamber of Mines, a body of the Congo Business Federation (FEC).
