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World Bank prepares to return to Inga III mega dam project

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“Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga”

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Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Although their construction is being hampered by the very scale of the project in which they figure, the huge Inga III and Inga VIII hydroelectric dams offer the prospect of being able to generate tens of thousands of megawatts of electricity. Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi, whose standing at home has been weakened by his dispute with his predecessor Joseph Kabila, is trying to position himself as the harbinger of a project capable of providing electricity for the entire African continent. To do so, he needs to find the right candidates among the hordes of investors milling at his door. [...]

Eight years after having withdrawn from the hydroelectric project, the Bretton Woods institution is now hoping to lead it, and is considering making an investment of $250m. [...]

Published on 23/12/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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World Bank works on new budget support packages

The international financial institution is working on budget support for 2025 and 2026. One of its objectives is to implement a regulatory reform to make it easier for private investors to set up in special economic zones.

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AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

The African Development Bank is seeking to take advantage of Australian miner Fortescue's failed bid to lead the Grand Inga development by advocating for a reduced-scale project. A delegation from the pan-African institution is expected shortly in Kinshasa.

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Fortescue to decide by year end whether to continue on Grand Inga megadams

After Congolese authorities blocked the project for over a year, the Australian firm has now given itself until the end of 2023 to decide whether or not to give up on the Grand Inga project.

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China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

The Congolese government, after a series of U-turns in the Grand Inga mega-dams project, is now looking again at plans proposed by China Three Gorges. Much to the chagrin of Australia's Fortescue Metals Group, which fears that it will lose the project.

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Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

After a discussion with the boss of Fortescue Metals Group, the Australian firm slated to develop the Grand Inga project, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi abruptly cancelled a meeting devoted to the mega-dam project at which African Development Bank and African Union representatives had been due to speak.

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Why the World Bank dropped Inga 3

The World Bank’s sudden cut-off of funding for studies and consultants for the Inga 3 dam (4,800 MW) has sown [...]

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World Bank prepares to return to Inga III mega dam project

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AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

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China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

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Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

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