The DRC’s decree of creating the Congolese Battery Council has been adopted
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo will be equipped in the coming days with a new public establishment called the Congolese Battery Council (CCB). The draft decree on the creation, organization and operation of this public institution was adopted at the 71st meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Presented by the Ministry of Industry, Julien Paluku, who pointed out that the Congolese Battery Council is the technical structure supposed to follow and evaluate the materialization of the commitments of the President of the Republic within the framework of the execution of these ambitious projects. of the competitive electric battery value chain.
“This structure provides the technical elements necessary for the government to ensure the supply chain of the minerals that go into the manufacture of the batteries. The Congolese Battery Council will collaborate with the Battery Councils of other States according to the cooperation agreements between said States and the DRC”, reports the minutes of the meeting held on Friday, September 30, 2022.
Remember, the DRC and Zambia intend, through a joint project, to develop their reserves of lithium, one of the essential components in the manufacture of electric batteries. During a working visit to Lusaka, the Zambian capital, Felix Tshisekedi and his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, signed a memorandum of understanding on the creation of a common value chain for the battery and power sectors. ‘clean energy.
Through this agreement, Zambia and the DRC decide that the two countries agree to establish a DRC-Zambia Battery Council to oversee the implementation of the cooperation agreement for the value chain of electric car batteries for the benefit of the two countries.
