News flash
- In April 2021, Kamao-Kakula signed an updated agreement with the DRC state power utility, SNEL, to upgrade Turbine #5 at the Inga II hydro electricity.
- The agreement, totalling $250 million, also included the refurbishment of the Mwadingusha hydro facility, which was completed in September 2021.
Each of the 8 turbines at the Inga II hydroelectric facility can produce up to 178 MW of clean, hydroelectric power, which is supplied directly into the DRC grid. At the time refurbishment works started in late 2022, only 4 of the 8 turbines were operational.
In mid-2021, leading hydropower and water engineering expert, Stucky AG of Basel, Switzerland, was appointed to lead engineering and refurbishment works. Works subsequently commenced in late 2022 with the removal of the turbine cover.
Pre-commissioning activities have commenced and are expected to be completed early in Q4.
View the photo gallery of Turbine #5 refurbishment from when work started in 2022 up until today HERE: Ivanhoe_Inga_Progress_Gallery_August_2025VF
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
