Congo-Brazzaville proposes two dams to tackle power cuts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ACI
Égide Oko Engambé, executive chairman of Lisungui E2c SA, proposes building the Sounda and Kitéké dams to increase electricity production in Congo-Brazzaville. He also advocates renewing the distribution network and reforming sector governance, which faces recurring power cuts in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, according to the Congolese News Agency.
The executive chairman of Lisungui E2c SA, Égide Oko Engambé, has proposed building the Sounda dam in Kouilou and the Kitéké dam in the Boko district to reduce power cuts in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. He also recommended renewing the distribution network and reforming the governance of electricity companies, during an interview with the Congolese News Agency on 27 October.
The former employee of Énergie électrique du Congo (E2c) attributes the outages to insufficient production, ageing infrastructure and increased demand linked to population growth and new connections. He recalled that some facilities date from 1952-1953 and called for the installation of large transformer substations and the replacement of defective equipment.
Égide Oko Engambé also called for E2c’s material resources to be strengthened and for the legal and institutional framework of E2c and the Lcde company to be reviewed, in order to better divide responsibilities between supervisory authorities and managers. These proposals add to efforts linked to the €46 million loan for Congolese electricity.
