The $14 billion project, which will harness the power of the Congo River, has been repeatedly delayed by red tape and disagreements between Congo and its partners.
"We have now recommitted ourselves to revive the Grand Inga project," South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a joint press conference in Congo’s capital Kinshasa, noting that the project had been"lying dead." Inga 3, announced in 2013 with World Bank support, was supposed to deliver 11GW of power, primarily for export to South Africa and for mines in eastern Congo. However, the World Bank cancelled its involvement in 2016 due to what it called strategic differences.
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi said he had held discussions with potential new partners, including China and the World Bank, in recent weeks.Newsletter