DyaRC natural resources press review of Monday, September 23, 2013

On the construction project of the Central Inga 3, the Observateur newspaper reports that feasibility studies finally available and work began on 15 October 2015 for a total cost of 11 billion 890 million U.S. dollars. According to the newspaper, after long years of waiting, the proposed construction of the Inga 3 plant is now a reality. These feasibility studies have been at the center of a major international workshop organized by the Ministry of Water Resources and electricity 20 to 21 September 2013 at the Salon of Grand Hotel Kinshasa Congo. According to the Minister Bruno Kapandji Kalala which opened on behalf of Prime Minister Matata Ponyo prevented those studies were conducted by the government offices with Canadian studies AECOM and French EDF who performed for about two years with funding 15 million U.S. dollars.



On the same issue, the newspaper Dépêches of Brazzaville talking about options on the table for the development of Inga and indicates that the workshop presentation of the final report of the feasibility study has identified four important options. This is the form of public-private partnership to build Grand Inga. Then, it was considered interesting to build the first phase called Inga 3 Lower Chute for 4800 MW power. The erection of a single dam is recommended with equipment in six phases (Inga III, IV Inga, Inga V, VI Inga, Inga VII). Finally, there is the technical and financial structure of Inga III the total cost of the project amounts to U.S. $ 11 billion more than 3 billion from the Congolese government. Now, the paper concludes, reality takes over the dream. On the same subject, the Congolese Press Agency (CPA), citing the Minister of Water Resources and Electric, Bruno Kapanji Kalala, says the government intends to provide the Congolese people the benefits of the development of the Inga site construction of new hydropower plants to produce, transport and distribute a permanent clean energy, and cheap. On another issue, that of oil, the newspaper Avenir reports that the Association of Petroleum Engineers of Congo (Aipc) calls for the enactment of the law on hydrocarbons in the DRC and in the training of engineers. That had indicated its national coordinator, engineer Mvudila Munzenza Elie, after two days of the Forum, Oil and Gas, organized by Africa Partnership for Infrastructure Development (Ipad), Kinshasa . On forestry issues, the Forum des As newspaper reports that the DRC has been awarded a grant of USD 21.5 million from "Climate Investment Funds" (GIF) to engage the sustainable management of the Congolese forest sector which is paramount importance in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve forest governance. Radio Okapi reports that exports from the DRC to South Africa amounted to 74 million rand (7,326 U.S. dollars) in 2012 against 104 million (10,297 U.S. dollars) in 2010. This is what reveals the Forum of Congolese and South African investors, meeting from 16 to 21 September in Lubumbashi (Katanga). These Congolese exports to South Africa were mainly based on copper, oil, timber and coffee. The SouthAfrican Chamber of Commerce asked the DRC to make efforts to attract more investors to the mining sector, which for now is still dominated by China. The same radio also informs that the new special auditor Maniema, Lieutenant Colonel Roger Wavara no longer wants military in careers mining in the province. He made the announcement Saturday, September 21 when it was renewed oath before the clerk of the military court in the presence of the provincial governor.