TECHNICAL MEETING WITH INDIAN INVESTORS BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION WORK ON A 50O MEGAWATT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT IN UPPER KATANGA
The commercial and economic diplomacy led by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya is starting to produce effects, the Indian company "Soleos Solar Energy Private Limited" will launch the construction of a 500 megawatt photovoltaic power plant with the pilot phase of 200 megawatts on November 19 in the province of Haut-Katanga.
Objective, to overcome the energy deficit faced by miners in this part of the country and thus allow the Democratic Republic of Congo to consolidate the local processing of its natural resources including mines before their export.
During a technical meeting this Wednesday in Kinshasa with the CEO of this company, Dhavalkumar Jiyani accompanied by Professor Madiba, CEO of Melci Engineers SARL, a partner company based in the DRC and their experts, the Minister of Commerce, on behalf of the Government, praised the great determination of this Indian company very attracted by the opportunities offered by the Republic in the energy sector.
You will benefit from the advantages linked to the investment code and the protection of the Congolese State with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and that of Hydraulic Electricity Resources but also of the National Electricity Company-SNEL and the National Agency for the Promotion of Investments-ANAPI added Julien Paluku Kahongya.
The CEO of Soleos Solar Energy Private Limited, Dhavalkumar Jiyani, welcomed the Government's assurance for the success of this major project which will help fight
against the importation of electricity from Zambia by miners.
Let us note that the improvement in the business climate with various facilities is now attracting investors
