DRC Open to More Investors in Inga Hydropower Project

The Democratic Republic of Congo is open to more investors joining three groups of companies bidding to construct the $12 billion Inga 3 hydropower project, Energy Minister Bruno Kapandji said. “We’re open to other operators” joining the bid groups, Kapandji told the iPad mining and infrastructure conference yesterday in the capital, Kinshasa. “The candidates are not closed.” Congo will choose a development group for the 4,800-megawatt project in June or July of next year, Max Munga, Kapandji’s technical adviser, told the conference. The bid groups are currently made up of China Three Gorges Corp...