The following page is a list of power stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of December 2015, installed electric generation capacity totalled 2,442 megawatts, but only half that capacity is functioning. [1]
Station | Capacity ( MW) | Type | Community | Coordinates | River | Status | Refs |
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Grand Inga Power Station | 40,000 | Run of river | 05°32′45″S 13°33′25″E / 5.54583°S 13.55694°E | Congo River | Proposed | ||
Inga III Power Station | 4,800 | Run of river | 05°31′08″S 13°36′25″E / 5.51889°S 13.60694°E | Congo River | Contracting | [8] | |
Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Station | 145 | Reservoir | Ruzizi River | Under construction | [9] | ||
Ruzizi IV Hydroelectric Power Station | 287 | Reservoir | Ruzizi River | Under development | |||
Katende Hydroelectric Power Station | 64 | Run of River | 06°20′48″S 22°27′02″E / 6.34667°S 22.45056°E | Lulua River | Under construction | [10] [11] [12] | |
Kakobola Dam | 10.5 | Lufuku River | Under construction | [13] |
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Green Giant Solar Power Station [14] | Kwango | 04°47′19″S 16°40′04″E / 4.78861°S 16.66778°E | Solar | 1,000 [15] | 2030 Expected | SkyPower Global [16] | |
Kisangani Solar Power Station | Tshopo Province | 00°32′44″N 25°07′25″E / 0.54556°N 25.12361°E | Solar | 40 [17] | Tshopo Provincial Administration |