KINSHASA: Serious disagreements between groups of Spanish and Chinese developers that want to build a 11,000MW hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo may scuttle plans for the US$14bil project, according to a report.
The Inga III dam would be the biggest hydroelectric power station on Africa’s second-longest river and provide much-needed electricity to Congo and other nations, including South Africa. After the Congolese government in 2017 asked two competing groups –one Chinese, one Spanish – to merge, the partners submitted a joint proposal in November last year.