Félix Tshisekedi wants Kakobola hydroelectric power plant, operational by the end of April 2023
In order to finalize the work of the construction of the Kakobola hydroelectric power plant, the President of the Republic Félix Tshisekedi said to have relaunched cooperation between the two countries through a diligent mission in India.
In his speech at the 57th meeting of the Council of Ministers, he revealed that this process resulted in obtaining from the Government of India the happy settlement of the files put on the back burner, in particular that of the construction of lines and distribution networks of the Kakobola power plant in Kwilu province.
“The Minister of Finance has been instructed to release the necessary funds corresponding to the counterpart of the Democratic Republic of Congo for this project and to examine with all his services the possibilities of providing all the necessary facilities to the Indian contractor so that before the at the end of April 2023, the electricity supply to the towns of Kikwit, Gungu and Idiofa is effective by the Kakobola power plant”, said Félix Tshisekedi in the report made Friday June 10, 2022 by the Minister of Culture, Art and inheritance.
And to continue:
“The Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity on official mission in Kwilu province has been instructed to inspect, assess the progress of these relaunched works and ensure effective monitoring for their completion within the deadline. announcement”.
The Kakobola hydroelectric plant has a capacity of 10.5 megawatts. It was built between February 2011 and September 2016. This work does not always manage to supply electricity to the surrounding populations of Gungu, Idiofa and Kikwit.
This work experienced a delay in the execution, because the Congolese State and the company Angélique Internationale had not planned a budget for the installation of the pylons supposed to bring electricity to the population.
