DR Congo’s National Assembly on 11 November declared admissible a bill setting the legal, financial and institutional rules for developing the Grand Inga hydropower site. Presented by Water Resources and Electricity Minister Aimé Sakombi Molendo, the bill keeps state control over the site, creates a supervisory council under the president and allows exemptions from some electricity, water and environmental rules. The cabinet adopted it in March; it now goes to committee. The site has an estimated potential of 44,000 megawatts (MW), of which Inga 1 and 2 use 1,775 MW. One law would give investors fixed terms for the six planned phases, Inga 3 to Inga 8, though civil society groups fear weaker oversight of contracts and tax breaks.
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- Actualite.cd: https://actualite.cd/2026/11/12/grand-inga-lassemblee-nationale-declare-recevable-le-projet-de-loi-encadrant-sa-mise-en
- Zoom Eco: https://zoom-eco.net/autres-actualites/rdc-vers-une-loi-pour-securiser-le-developpement-du-grand-inga-et-ses-44-000-mw-de-potentiel/
- Le Majestic: https://le-majestic.net/projet-de-loi-inga-entre-ambition-energetique-et-crainte-dune-zone-dexception-le-scepticisme-du-legislateur-congolais/