Democratic Republic of Congo’s ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, Jean Le’on Ngandu Ilunga has hinted that construction on the Inga 3 hydro-power project could start by the end of the year. “We believe in the coming month we will see concrete steps towards implementation. Towards the end of this year, some concrete steps will be seen on the ground,” he said in response to a question by News24 during an online seminar organised by the Institute for Security Studies.
The Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa (EIUG) has noted “with disappointment” the Eskom price increase announced on February 16.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has agreed to the State-owned power utility increasing its tariff by 15.6% for the 2021/22 financial year.