2024-06-12 22:05:05
The DRC solely has 8% of the world’s hydroelectric potential however its electrification price is the bottom on the continent, lower than 15% in line with the World Financial institution. How one can scale back the hole between inhabitants development and electrical energy manufacturing capability in DRC? What options for people and companies?
From our correspondent in Lubumbashi,
The Nationwide Electrical energy Firm (SNEL) within the DRC is conscious of this; ” SNEL has an put in capability of two,500 megawatts and as we speak we produce round 1,900 megawatts. This isn’t sufficient as a result of the demand is already round 4,000 megawattsmet engineer Henry Makap Amteb, head of the manufacturing division at SNEL. So we have to come collectively to see how we are able to meet this expectation. »
Lack of funding
Ce electrical output deficit could be defined by the shortage of funding, estimates Vika Di Panzu, President of the Technical Committee of the RDC Power Enterprise Firm, which imports and sells electrical energy within the west of the DRC. ” If you wish to have a proposal which you could profit from meet the wants of the inhabitants, considering inhabitants development, it should develop energy capacities of 400 megawatts, each 5 years. Nevertheless, since 1986, nothing has been developed. »
Nevertheless, for the reason that liberalization of the electrical energy sector greater than ten years in the past, non-public initiatives to construct small-hydroelectric energy stations have elevated. However most are nonetheless within the studying stage. And the monetary system within the DRC doesn’t facilitate their success. ” Relating to banks, rates of interest are explosive in our nation », deplores Congolese engineer and entrepreneur Jean-Marie Katond, who initiated two initiatives within the Katanga area. ” The challenge we’ve in Haut Lomami, 94 megawatts, is price greater than 400 million {dollars}. No financial institution in our nation can finance it. Due to this fact, we’ve to show to exterior buyers. »
Good meters
Within the meantime, the completion of the non-public sector initiatives, SNEL determined to clarify the ability of electrical energy at present produced with the goal of higher distribution between companies and people. ” We should do every little thing to rebuild the present infrastructure, defined Donatien Ngendu, technical advisor at SNEL. We will get well 500 megawatts and distribute it to all mining clients. And we additionally plan to put in good meters in all clients. Because of the pre-paid meter, the shopper will have the ability to management their load and might be inspired to not lose as it’s at present. »
SNEL additionally intends to create regional interconnection strains to import electrical energy from neighboring international locations reminiscent of Angola and Mozambique, which have a surplus of practically 3,000 megawatts.
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