1. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIQUE OF CONGO
COUNTRY REPORT WORKSHOP ON SENSITIZATION OF COMESA MEMBER STATES ON COMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY GUIDELINES LUSAKA-ZAMBIA, August 2017

2. OUTLINE PRESENTATION Key Energy Indicators Installed Power Generation
Power Plants Under Construction
Planned power Generation Plants
Interconnectors Under Construction
Planned Interconnectors
Key Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Energy Sector

3. 1. Key Energy Indicators Variable Indicator 1 Indicator 2 Indicator 3
Installed Generation
2781MW
% of population
Urban
35%
Rural
65%
% of population with electricity Access
35 % connected to grid
<5 % with offgrid renewable
15% (national) 
Electricity Tariff
Residential
0,048 $/KWh
Commercial
0,11 $/KWh
Industrial
0,057 and 0,098 $/KWh
Electricity Losses
Transmission et Distribution
1610 GWh -
Electricity Trade
Imports
681 GWh
Exports
65 GWh

4. 2. Installed Power Generation
Name of Power Plant (including offgrid renewable energy)
Technology Type
Capacity (MW)
Total Power Generation
(GWh)
Year Commissioned
150 Hydroelectric Powers Plants
Hydroelectricity
2 662
9 099
Diesel Power Plants
Thermics (Gazoil)
119
136

5. 3. Power Plants Under Construction
Name of Power Plant (including offgrid renewable energy)
Technology Type
Capacity (MW)
Est.Cost
(Million USD)
Expected Year of Completion
ZONGO
Hydroelectricity
150
360
2018
Grand KATENDE 64
280
KAKOBOLA
10.5 57
LUBERO 20  _
BUSANGA
240
660
NZILO II
120 - 
AZAMBI 10 42
TOTAL
604

6. 4. Planned power Generation Plants
Name of Power Plant (including offgrid renewable energy)
Technology Type
Capacity
Estimated Cost
(Million USD)
Status of Feasibility Study
MUGOMA
HYDROELCTRIQUE
40 MW  -
No study
SEMULKI
70 MW
SOMBWE
150 MW OK
PROJET MICRO - HYDRO
10 MW 17

7. 5. Interconnectors Under Construction
Name of Interconnector
Rated Capacity
Cost
Expected Year of Completion
Giseny-Goma
220 kV  -
Ruzizi-Bujumbura
Ruzizi-Kigali

8. 6. Planned Interconnectors
Name of Interconnector
Rated Capacity
Cost
Expected Year of Completion
Status of Feasibility
Nkenda-Beni-Bunia-Butembo
220 kV ND
No study

9. 7. Key Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Energy Sector(1)
The policy of the energy sector especially of electricity is supported by an arsenal of the documents in particular :
Policy of the sector of Electricity
Program government
Program National and Strategy within the framework of SE4All
Diary of Action Country and Leaflet of Investment

10. 7. Key Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Energy Sector (2)
About PPP…. the Government defined a certain number of principles which guide the reform of the public companies. It is about :
the progressive disengagement of the State of the commercial sector to allow the private sector to play a driving role in the development of the national economy;
reinforcement of the normative and regulating role of the State in the economy;
the promotion of the sector deprived like instrument of creation of the richnesses and engine of the economic growth.

11. 7. Key Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Energy Sector (4)
The law (2014) relating to the sector of electricity devotes the liberalization of the sector of electricity and creates the conditions of securisation, profitability of the investments, by recourse to formula PPP.
As an example : the SNEL within the framework of rehabilitation and development of the infrastructures is today in partnership with especially the mining companies.

12. 7. Key Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Energy Sector (5)
The same law also created a new institutional framework in particular by the installation of the Authority of Regulation and National Agency in charge of promoting and financing Electrification in rural and périurban area .
Currently, while waiting for the effective installation, there exists for the two institutions the preparatory committee which finalized measurements of application.

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