RDC : la construction du barrage Inga III débutera malgré tout. (Agence Ecofin) - Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo débutera la construction du barrage électrique d’Inga III en dépit du fait qu’une étude d’impact environnemental n’ait pas été conduite et que la Banque mondiale désapprouve ce mouvement.
Selon l’ONG International Rivers, Bruno Kapandji, le directeur de l’Agence du projet Inga aurait confié cela aux représentants de l’organisation lors d’une rencontre. « Inga III est là pour répondre à un besoin. Il s’agit d’un projet congolais, implanté au Congo, et vous devez réfléchir en tant que Congolais. En tant que Congolais, nous n’avons d’autres choix que de construire le barrage. Notre industrie ne peut pas se développer sans énergie. Il a également révélé que dans ses efforts de poursuite du projet, le gouvernement espérait faire construire le barrage par une entreprise chinoise qui fournirait le financement nécessaire. Gwladys Johnson. Construction of world's largest dam in DR Congo could begin within months. The largest dam in the world is set to begin construction within months and could be generating electricity in under five years.
But 35,000 people may have to be relocated and it could be built without any environmental or social impact surveys, say critics. The $14bn (£9.5bn) Inga 3 project, the first part of the mega-project, is being fast-tracked by the Democratic Republic of Congo government will span one channel of the vast river Congo at Inga Falls. It involves a large dam and a 4,800MW hydro-electric plant. But subsequent phases, together costing about $100bn, could eventually span the Congo river, the world’s second largest by volume.
It is expected to have an electricity-generating capacity of nearly 40,000MW – nearly twice as much as the Three Gorges dam in China or 20 large nuclear power stations. “It is a choice to make, people have no electricity. “There has been a complete disregard for affected people and the environment. Congo DR set to build the world’s biggest dam. Within months, construction of the largest dam in the world could begin.
A mega dam on Congo river could potentially produce electricity equal to 20 large nuclear power stations. It could start generating electricity in under five years. However, the project may cause 35,000 people to be relocated. Critics also claim that the dam will be built without environmental or social impact surveys. The $14bn (£9.5bn) Inga 3 project (the first part of the mega-project) is being fast-tracked by the Democratic Republic of Congo government.
Although the dam may provide about 40 percent of Africa’s electricity, California based NGO International Rivers claims that it may violate national law and international guidelines for the development of mega-dams. Peter Bosshard, the NGO’s interim director, said that those managing the project are not concerned that 35,000 people may have to move in phase 1 and 25,000 people later on. “It is a choice to make, people have no electricity. Congo Sees Inga 3 Hydropower Construction Beginning Late 2016. The Democratic Republic of Congo intends to begin construction of the Inga 3 hydroelectric dam as early as the end of next year, according to Prime Minister Matata Ponyo.
“The project is in an advanced state,” Ponyo said in a Dec. 2 interview in London. “We are in the process of selecting the principal project partners. The ideal would be to begin works by the end of 2016 or the start of 2017.” The $12 billion project will produce about 4,800 megawatts and represent the first phase of the larger Grand Inga project, a hydropower complex that would span the Congo river and produce as much as 50,000 megawatts of power when complete, according to the World Bank.
The government had originally hoped to start construction by October 2015, but the selection process has faced delays. The lender approved in March 2014 financing of $73 million for environmental and social impact studies for the project. Congo opens hydroelectric plant in east to jumpstart economy. A 13.8 megawatt hydroelectric dam undergoes construction in Matebe, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 21, 2015.
REUTERS/Alyssa Ross KINSHASA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo opened a hydroelectric plant financed by American philanthropist Howard Buffett on Wednesday, aiming to jumpstart economic development in its conflict-ravaged eastern region. Power shortages are a major obstacle to development in Congo, which ranks 176 out 188 countries on the U.N.
Human Development Index. Only about 15 percent of the population has access to electricity. President Joseph Kabila, national ministers, local dignitaries and foreign diplomats attended the inauguration ceremony, which was broadcast live on national television. The 13.8-megawatt plant will serve the electricity-starved territory of Rutshuru. Afrique, Avancées sur le projet Grand Inga. Construction of Inga 3 hydroelectric project in DRC gets new impetus. The government now hopes to launch the construction of long-delayed Inga 3 hydroelectric project in DRC and hopes work can start by early 2017, the country’s prime minister has announced.
Augustin Matata Ponyo told the media in London on the sidelines of an African investment conference in London that the construction OF 3 hydroelectric project in DRC is in very advanced stages and that the government was in the selection process to decide who will be the main players in this project. Matata Ponyo Visite le Chantier barrage Hydroelectrique ZONGO II. Joseph Kabila donne le coup d'envoi des travaux de construction du barrage... Building of massive hydroelectric dam in DRC set to begin in 2017. Building of a massive new hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo won’t begin until 2017 at the earliest, the World Bank said Thursday, signalling a fresh delay in the key project.
“Work should get underway in 2017,” the World Bank’s DR Congo manager Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye told a press conference. That timing remains provisional “because there are still a lot of technical questions to be resolved,” added Ndiaye, whose organisation last year approved $73 million to support the multi-billion dollar Inga 3 dam on the Congo River. The Congo is Africa’s most powerful river and already a major producer of hydroelectric power, but the Inga 3 would be unprecedented. RDC : Le projet Inga avance à grands pas. Powering Africa: Construction of DRC's Inga 3 to produce 44,000 MW. Paving the Way for Hydropower Development in DRC. Exploiter le potentiel hydroélectrique de la RDC. Présentation PowerPoint - The Grand Inga Project.pdf.
La RDC s’apprête à lancer l’exploitation du gaz méthane du lac Kivu > IGIHE - Version Française. Barrage Inga III en RDC : début des travaux fin 2016 (Banque mondiale) Vendredi, 14 Mars 2014 10:47 AEM - AFP.
Alternative Energy Africa. The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $68-million in financing for the Inga Site Development and Electricity Access Support Project (PASEL) which will help the development of the Grand Inga.
The hydropower project will produce 40 GW upon completion with the consortium led by Voith and including Spanish Elecnor SA announcing in June that it would finance $58 million. The AfDB’s support, which comes in the form of a Fragile States Facility grant of $7.7 million and an African Development Fund grant of $60.6 million, accounts for 43% of the total project cost ($169 million). With this approval, the support of the AfDB to the Inga project, since the inception of the mandate to lead the implementation of the NEPAD Infrastructure Action Plan, will amount to $90 million. The Inga 3 project will increase access to more reliable and cheaper energy in the DRC, contributing to an increase from the current 9% to over 40% by 2020.
Pour pallier le déficit en énergie électrique au Katanga SNEL et ZESCO engagent 3 milliards USD pour produire 1400 MW. Une centrale hydroélectrique va être construite sur la rivière Luapula à la frontière entre la RDC et la Zambie. Résultat d’un accord conclu en début de semaine entre la SNEL (RDC) et la ZESCO (Zambie) pour pallier le déficit en énergie électrique dans la province du Katanga.
Capacité de production : 1 400 mégawats, à raison de 700 MW pour chaque partie. Durée du projet : 3 ans. Coût : 3 milliards USD. Il est superfétatoire de parler du déficit en énergie électrique en RDC et, particulièrement, dans la province du Katanga. RD Congo : La SNEL et la ZESCO signent pour un projet de 1400 MW sur la rivière Luapula. Microsoft PowerPoint - Projet construction barrage (French).ppt - construction-barrage-fr.pdf.
RD Congo : le barrage de Katende promis pour 2016. (Agence Ecofin) - Bruno Kapandji, ministre congolais des Ressources hydrauliques et Electricité s’est engagé devant les députés à mener à bien la finalisation du barrage hydroélectrique de Katende, au Kasaï-Occidental, d’ici 2016, y compris le réseau de transport et de distribution d’électricité : « Je voudrai rassurer que le projet Grand Katende sera exécuté et bien exécuté dans le délai pour donner de l’électricité et de l’eau potable aux populations de Grand Kasaï qui ont si longtemps attendu », a promis le ministre.
L’ouvrage dont les premières études datent de plus de 50 ans, a été lancé en octobre 2011 mais sa construction a, depuis, subi plusieurs interruptions. « Comme vous l’aurez remarqué, mon ministère est déterminé à tout mettre en œuvre pour réaliser le projet d’électrification du Grand Kasaï comprenant la construction du barrage Grand Katende » a-t-il assuré. RD Congo : la Banque mondiale promet 50 millions de dollars pour Inga 3. (Agence Ecofin) - Selon Eustache Ouayoro, directeur des opérations pour la RDC, la Banque mondiale s’engage à financer le montage du projet Inga 3 à savoir les études techniques, environnementales, sociales, les montages financier et institutionnel. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans le cadre du Projet de marché d’électricité pour la consommation domestique et à l’exportation (PMEDE) dont la Banque mondiale a déjà financé plusieurs étapes pour un montant total de 580 millions de dollars.
Après avoir financé, entre autres, la réhabilitation du groupe G12 de Inga 1, libérant ainsi 55 MW de puissance électrique, elle prépare le financement de celles des groupes G11, G15, G21 et G22. Barrage de Kakobola: evolution des travaux. Centrale Kakobola au Bandundu et reparation turbine Inga G14. Congo's $9 Billion Hydropower Plant to Supply Power to Southern Africa.
Congo has Africa’s huge hydro-power potential The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has revised plans to build the Inga III hydropower plant, in order to account for the provision of 2,500 megawatts of energy to southern African countries. The government intends the hydropower plant – located to the west of the country, at the world’s largest waterfalls, Inga Falls – to produce 4,000 megawatts of energy in total, of which 2,500 may be provided to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It is expected that construction of such a plant will cost over $9 billion, with the government set to discuss three received bids with applicants next month, a member of the Inga III Steering Committee Vika di Panzu said, speaking in an interview in Kinshasa on Friday. He added that construction is expected to start in 2016, once negotiations and details are finalised. Google Translate.