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President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has laid the structure rock for a substantial, 1 GW Kinshasa Solar City photovoltaic or pv project aimed at boosting the capital's power supply.

The government of the Tshopo province has signed an agreement with Cat Projects Africa for the PV plant. The project will be connected to the grid operated by utility Société nationale d’électricité and is intended to improve power supply in provincial capital Kisangani.

A report by the Powering Peace organization states UN missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo could reduce expense and pollution by using off-grid solar to power operations instead of diesel generators. Adding a 200 kW solar system with 200 kW/450 kWh of energy storage would reduce diesel consumption 80% for 10-year savings of almost $2.6 million, states the group.

Congo targets 1,500 MW by 2030, boosting green energy with solar, wind, and hydro projects for sustainable growth and reduced fossil fuel reliance.

SkyPower and AFC team up to bring solar power to the DRC, driving economic growth and sustainability in Africa. A bright future ahead!

Series B round to raise $60 million, Series C $90 million Company is backed by UK Agency REPP, IFC and Proparco

Husk Power Systems raises $103 million to expand their award-winning mini-grids to India, Nigeria, DRC, and other African countries. Solar and battery mini-grids will bring affordable, reliable power to households and small businesses. STOA Infra & Energy SAS leads investment round.

Renewable energy-powered metrogrid company Nuru has secured $40 million in Series B equity funding to construct 13.7 MWp of projects in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing reliable and renewable energy to urban communities and promoting climate resilience and sustainable development.

Equatorial Power and SustainSolar are mounting containerized, off-grid solar battery power systems to support farming projects on an island in Lake Kivu.

Groupe Filatex teams up with Canada’s DERA Energy.

Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), an African community investment company is considering making a US$ 20 million equity financial investment in DPA Africa Asset-Co. The firm, set up by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), will certainly offer 175 MW of solar energy in some of its markets in Africa over the following four years.

Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has introduced a new service to provide renewable solutions to off-grid communities in Africa.

REPLUS Engitech partners with Hero Future Energies to revolutionize renewable energy in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat with a 250MWh BESS project. A game-changer in sustainable energy solutions.

Africa's 2nd largest nation, and also one of its poorest, the Democratic Republic of Congo (not to be confused with the bordering Republic of Congo) has actually lastly placed a large bet on renewable resource.

On Wednesday, the ten Democratic presidential hopefuls discussed their environment and energy priorities during a televised town hall meeting in New York City.