Uganda (Nkenda) - DR Congo (Beni-Butembo-Bunia) Power Transmission Line

In March 2020, NELSAP-CU received funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to conduct updated feasibility studies of the 352.2 km (220 kV / 400kV) D.R Congo-Uganda power interconnection. The feasibility study covers engineering design, tender documents preparation, environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and resettlement action plan (RAP). This funding is for updating feasibility study of the OHTL to connect the Eastern part of DR Congo to the Uganda power grid.

 

The D.R Congo portion of the interconnector line will be 279.7 km while the Uganda portion will be 72.5 km and will include four substations (at Beni, Bunia and Butembo in D.R Congo and at Nkenda in Uganda) together with telecommunication systems and rural electrification in the D.R Congo sections. The funding is to the tune of USD 0.95 million. D.R Congo and Uganda will provide USD 0.065 million as counterpart contributions. The feasibility study will be conducted by NELSAP-CU in consultation with SociA©tA© Nationale d"™ElectricitA© (SNEL) of the D.R Congo and Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and the study is expected to run for 14 months.

 

As a precursor to this feasibility study, NELSAP facilitated signing of an M.O.U between the Ministers in charge of Energy affairs of D.R Congo and Uganda in August 2017 in Kinshasa for this transmission line and for future energy projects. The M.O.U signed by Hon. Ingele Ifoto, Minister of Energy D.R Congo and Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni, the Minister of Energy of Uganda established a framework of cooperation between D.R Congo and Uganda to enable joint development and implementation of energy projects, trade and exchange of electric power. Through the M.O.U the countries mandated NELSAP-CU to mobilize funds and coordinate physical implementation of the interconnection on behalf of the countries and facilitate other future cross-border investments in the energy sector.

In March 2020, NELSAP-CU received funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to conduct updated feasibility studies of the 352.2 km (220 kV / 400kV) D.R Congo-Uganda power interconnection. The feasibility study covers engineering design, tender documents preparation, environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and resettlement action plan (RAP). This funding is for updating feasibility study of the OHTL to connect the Eastern part of DR Congo to the Uganda power grid.

The D.R Congo portion of the interconnector line will be 279.7 km while the Uganda portion will be 72.5 km and will include four substations (at Beni, Bunia and Butembo in D.R Congo and at Nkenda in Uganda) together with telecommunication systems and rural electrification in the D.R Congo sections. The funding is to the tune of USD 0.95 million. D.R Congo and Uganda will provide USD 0.065 million as counterpart contributions. The feasibility study will be conducted by NELSAP-CU in consultation with Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL) of the D.R Congo and Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and the study is expected to run for 14 months.

 As a precursor to this feasibility study, NELSAP facilitated signing of an M.O.U between the Ministers in charge of Energy affairs of D.R Congo and Uganda in August 2017 in Kinshasa for this transmission line and for future energy projects. The M.O.U signed by Hon. Ingele Ifoto, Minister of Energy D.R Congo and Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni, the Minister of Energy of Uganda established a framework of cooperation between D.R Congo and Uganda to enable joint development and implementation of energy projects, trade and exchange of electric power. Through the M.O.U the countries mandated NELSAP-CU to mobilize funds and coordinate physical implementation of the interconnection on behalf of the countries and facilitate other future cross-border investments in the energy sector.