Financing of Electric Battery Project -DRC
Antoinette N’SAMBA KALAMBAYI is expected today Wednesday in Haut Katanga.
The Head of State will launch the Center of Excellence specialized in training and research in battery chemistry and technology.
Indeed, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aims to become a world leader in the production of electric car batteries, this is what emerged from the statement made by Congolese officials at the opening of the “DRC AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM ” forum organized last year in Kinshasa.
The Congolese authorities have, on occasion, highlighted the large deposits of lithium and cobalt that abound in the country in its south-eastern façade, in Katanga.
The DRC has 400 million tonnes of lithium and 25 million tonnes of cobalt on its reserves.
To make this project a reality, the Minister of Mines Antoinette N’samba Kalambayi will carry out an official mission from 20 to 25 April 2022 in Lubumbashi.
During her stay, the head of Mines will take part in the launch of the Center of Excellence specialized in training and research in battery chemistry and technology but also in the formalization of discussions with technical and financial partners for the financing of the electric battery project in the DRC.
