Off-grid solar containerized low-pressure type in Democratic Republic of Congo

What is the electricity access rate in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

The public version of the resulting report of the effort is available here. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national electric-ity access rate is estimated at 19%. Less than 1% of the rural population and 41% of the urban population has energy access. Of the country’s 10 million house-holds, only 1.6 million have have access to electricity.

What is Repp doing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

REPP has invested USD 6 million to support the development and construction of a 13.7MWp portfolio of solar-hybrid isolated grids in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is the second largest and fourth most populous country in Africa, with one of the richest endowments of natural resources globally.

How many people will benefit from a solar-hybrid grid in DRC?

More than 180,000 people and businesses are expected to benefit from first-time access to electricity or an improved connection through the roll out of a 13.7MWp portfolio of solar-hybrid isolated grids in DRC.

What causes energy poverty in the DRC?

Energy poverty is at-tributed to factors such as cost tariffs, poor utility per-formance and lack of financial viability, compounded by governance issues. There is no interconnected national power transmis-sion network in the DRC, which is instead structured into three independent interprovincial grids.