South Africa Urged to Halt Funding For DR Congo Dam Project
The South African parliament has heard a submission from two leading civil society organisations, calling for them to stop government funding to the Grand Inga Dam Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The South African government signed a treaty and Memorandum of Understanding with the DRC government, committing the country to buying 2500 MW of electricity from the hydropower.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
DRC - 11,000-Megawatt Inga III Dam Project Deal Signed
Cameroon Tribune, 19 October 2018
It is to be executed by Chinese and Spanish consortiums at the cost of 7,958 billion FCFA. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Inga Dam Mirage Recedes, Again
AfricaFocus, 17 July 2017
The latest projections for the Inga 3 hydroelectric project on the Congo River to become operational, cited in press reports last week, are 2024 or 2025. But even if the project is… Read more »
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Africa:
World's Biggest Non-Existent Dam Gets Bit Bigger, Bit Further From Existing
African Arguments, 11 April 2018
The Grand Inga dam could transform the Congo and the continent, if only it didn't keep getting bogged down. Read more »
InFocus
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The Grand Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which could generate enough electricity to power half of Africa, may prove to be South Read more »
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced October 2015 as the launch date for construction of the first phase of what could eventually be the largest hydroelectric plant in ... Read more »