DR Congo: Katanga miners seek to import 200MW from South Africa


Issue 345 - 05 May 2017 | 2 minute read

Société Nationale d’Electricité (Snel) signed a provisional agreement with Eskom in April to import 200MW of power for mining companies in Katanga. The utilities signed a term sheet outlining the main points for a 200MW contract, with a view to concluding a renewable, five-year power-supply agreement soon.Katanga chairman of the Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC) business association Eric Monga Mumba Sombe Sombe told African Energy that additional capacity would be transmitted to Snel through the Zambian grid.

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