South Africa plans to double the amount of energy it will buy from the Inga III dam, under construction in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bloomberg reported. South Africa committed to purchase 2,500 megawatts from the dam, known as Inga III, in a 2013 treaty between the two countries. South African Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has notified the Congolese authorities of his government’s willingness to increase the amount it will purchase, according to Bloomberg. South Africa’s parliamentary energy committee in November cast doubt on the wisdom of the country relying on the Congolese project. DRC, Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt, has been considering building Inga III dam for more than a decade to address a power shortage that has curbed mining-industry growth.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2019 12:22 UTC