Energy
The Congo River with its basin astride the Equator, provides the DRC with a usable energy potential estimated at 100,000 MW, spread across 780 sites in 145 territories and 76 000 villages. This potential represents approximately 37% of the African overall potential and about 6% of the global potential.
I. Achievements
- Liberalization of the sector to private partners ;
- Public-private partnership which has promoted the implementation of the following projects: great Katende, Kakobola, Zongo II, etc ;
II. Vision
- Increase the supply rate of electricity from 9% to 32%;
- Construction of energy highways on the following lines:
III. Legal framework
The energy sector in the DRC is regulated by Law No. 14/011 of 17 June 2014 which aims in particular to achieve: