DR Congo: Virunga on target for 30MW hydro by end-2019


Issue 354 - 29 Sep 2017 | 2 minute read

Virunga National Park expects to reach its goal of installing 30MW of hydro capacity to supply power to local communities by the end of 2019 and intends to install a total of 60MW of power to complete its hydro programme. The public-private partnership which runs the park that extends along Democratic Republic of Congo’s borders with Rwanda and Uganda is on course to complete the 12.4MW Lubero hydro plant by mid-2019.

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