DRC: Hydroelectric Scheme Awaits DRC Approval

A multibillion-dollar project designed to boost South Africa's diminishing power-generation capacity could be up and running by 2007 if the Democratic Republic of Congo signs an inter-governmental memorandum of understanding by the end of the year. Many have now pinned their hopes on the construction of a $7.3-billion hydropower station at Inga Dam, on the Congo River, as the key to reducing future power shortages.