Congo Power Project to Save Miners $1 Billion Yearly
Mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo could save $1 billion a year by replacing diesel generation with imported electricity. A newly backed transmission project aims to ease chronic power shortages across the Copperbelt region.
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Miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Copperbelt could save $1 billion annually by shifting to imported electricity. The $300 million transmission project aims to resolve chronic power shortages constraining copper and cobalt production. Reliable power is essential for expanding production of Copper and cobalt in the region, according to Herve Otschudi, Singapore-based Trafigura's Congo head.
