The following page is a list of power stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . As of December 2015, installed electric generation capacity totalled 2,442 megawatts, but only half that capacity is functioning. [1]
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Type | Community | Coordinates | River | Status | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Inga Power Station | 40,000 | Run of river | 05°32′45″S13°33′25″E / 5.54583°S 13.55694°E | Congo River | Proposed | ||
| Inga III Power Station | 4,800 | Run of river | 05°31′08″S13°36′25″E / 5.51889°S 13.60694°E | Congo River | Contracting | [8] | |
| Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Station | 145 | Reservoir | Ruzizi River | Under construction | [9] | ||
| Ruzizi IV Hydroelectric Power Station | 287 | Reservoir | Ruzizi River | Under development | |||
| Katende Hydroelectric Power Station | 64 | Run of River | 06°20′48″S22°27′02″E / 6.34667°S 22.45056°E | Lulua River | Under construction | [10] [11] [12] | |
| Kakobola Dam | 10.5 | Lufuku River | Under construction | [13] | |||
| Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Giant Solar Power Station [14] | Kwango | 04°47′19″S16°40′04″E / 4.78861°S 16.66778°E | Solar | 1,000 [15] | 2030 Expected | SkyPower Global [16] | |
| Kisangani Solar Power Station | Tshopo Province | 00°32′44″N25°07′25″E / 0.54556°N 25.12361°E | Solar | 40 [17] | Tshopo Provincial Administration | ||
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Kikagati Hydroelectric Power Station, also referred to as Kikagati Power Station, is a 15.57 MW (20,880 hp) hydroelectric power station, in Uganda.
Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Station is a proposed hydropower plant with planned capacity installation of 206 MW when completed.
Boali Hydroelectric Power Station is a 38.75 megawatts (51,960 hp) hydroelectric power complex near Boali in the Central African Republic.
Grand Katende hydroelectric power station is a hydropower plant under construction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with installed capacity of 64 megawatts (86,000 hp). When completed, it will be operated by the Congolese electricity utility company, Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL).
The Kisangani Solar Power Station is a proposed 40 MW (54,000 hp) solar power plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The power station is owned by the Tshopo Provincial Administration, of which the city of Kisangani is the provincial capital.
The Zongo II Power Station, also Zongo 2 Power Station, is a hydroelectric power station across the Inkisi River that harnesses the energy of the Zongo Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Construction began on 14 March 2012 and concluded in 2018. The power station was officially inaugurated on 22 June 2018 by the President of the DR Congo, at that time, Joseph Kabila.
Kinguélé Aval Hydroelectric Power Station is a 35 megawatts (47,000 hp) hydroelectric power station, under construction across the Mbei River, a tributary of the Komo River, in Gabon. The power station is the first grid-ready, privately owned hydroelectric power station in the country.
The Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station, also Singrobo-Ahouaty Hydroelectric Power Project, is a hydroelectric power station under construction across the Bandama River, in Ivory Coast. When completed, as expected in 2023, the power station will be the first, grid-ready hydroelectric power station, developed and owned by an independent power producer (IPP) in West Africa. The energy generated here will be sold to the Ivorian electric utility company, Cienergues, under a 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
Piana–Mwanga Hydroelectric Power Station, also Mpiana–Mwanga Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 54 megawatts (72,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The power plant was originally commissioned in 1933 to service a nearby tin mine. The tin mine was mothballed in 1982 and so was the power station. In 2020, the mining conglomerate AVZ Minerals Limited, reached an agreement to rehabilitate the power station to power its mining operations in Manono Territory, including the Manono–Kitotolo Mine, one of the largest lithium mines in the DRC, whose reserves are estimated at 120,000,000 tonnes of ore.
Kabu 16 Hydroelectric Power Station is a 20 megawatts (27,000 hp) hydroelectric power station under construction in Burundi. It is under development by the government of Burundi, with funding from the Exim Bank of India. Construction began in March 2019.
The Mwadingusha Hydroelectric Power Station, also Mwadingusha Power Station is a 78.3 megawatts hydroelectric power station across the Lufira River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally commercially commissioned in 1930, the six electricity generators were replaced and upgraded from 11.8 MW each, to 13.05 MW each, raising generation capacity from 71 MW to 78.3 MW.
The Liouesso Hydroelectric Power Station is a 19.2 megawatts (25,700 hp) hydroelectric power station in the Republic of the Congo. The government-owned power station was commercially commissioned in May 2017. Constructed by the China Gezhouba Group, the renewable energy infrastructure project cost approximately US$110 million to construct.
The Green Giant Solar Power Station, is a 1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp) solar power station, under development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The solar farm is owned and is being developed by SkyPower Global headquartered in Canada and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), domiciled in Nigeria. The solar farm will be built in phases, with the first phase with generation capacity of 200 MW beginning construction by 2025. The off-taker is Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL), the national electricity company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under a long term power purchase agreement (PPA).
