Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni
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KINSHASA, Oct 30, 2013 (BERNAMA-NNN-SA NEWS) --
South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a treaty for the construction of the 40,000-MW Grand Inga Hydro-electric Power Project on the Congo River, which is expected to become the biggest in the world, generating enough electricity to power half of Africa's needs.
The treaty also included provisions paving the way for South African utility Eskom and DRC utility Societe Nationale d'Electricite to enter into an agreement to facilitate execution of the project.
President Jacob Zuma, who made the announcement while addressing the Parliament of the DRC in Kinshasa Tuesday Oct 29, 2013, said the treaty was a major step towards the realisation of the long cherished dream of the people of the DRC.
"It is with great pleasure that an important treaty on the Grand Inga Hydro-power Project has been signed this morning. This long talked about project has got the potential to change the economic prospects of the DRC, the region and the continent," said Zuma, who is on an official visit to the DRC.
Ayaa sasa FLASH HIDER upo apooo!
Hii ni break newz! imetoka jana tuu kwenye vyombo mbali mbali vya habari,
Project hii ya Grand Inga Hydro-electric ina ya thamani ya $120 billion, Kimsingi wa South Africa hawatatoa cash ila walipeleka scope yao ya hii project World Bank kwa ajili ya mkopo, WB ika kubali kutoa mkopo kwa South Africa ili iweze kuendesha mradi huu kwa masharti ya kusimamia ulinzi na ?political stability kwa DRC ktk mpango mzima wa kutengeneza faida na kunusuru mihela ya WB na ndani ya miaka 20 wanatakiwa wawe wamerudisha mkopo na riba, hii project inatakiwa kuanza rasmi mwaka 2015!
Sasa ukiangalia vizuri hii si biashara bali ni 'wizi' wa mchana mchana yaani wa South Africa wamsaidie na kumlinda kabila ili aendelee kukaa madarakani huku wao wakijilipa sehemu kubwa ya returns & profits za Grand Inga Hydro-electric Power Project. All in all WB inasema project hii itanyanyua uchumi na maisha ya wacongoman kwa kiasi kikubwa!
Na sisi wa TZ sijui tumepata nini zaidi ya vi allowance vidogo vidogo vya MONUSCO kutoka UN, huku wajanja wakimsainisha kabila mikata ya kilaghai na kuchukua chao mapema wakati vijana wetu wa JWTZ wakitandikwa risasi kila siku wakirudishwa kwenye masunduku.
Wacha kupotosha hii kitu ni Mpango w asiku nyingi.
What is the current status of the project?
South Africa and the DRC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November 2011 for the development of Grand Inga. In May 2013, the two governments signed a co-operation Treaty to jointly develop the Inga III Dam. South Africa will purchase 2,500 MW of the total 4,300 MW generate, making it the principal buyer for Inga III electricity. Following the signing of the treaty, the DRC relaunched the process for the selection of a developer and established the first stage objective of the Inga dam- to lay the foundation stone in October 2015. A number of consortia including Sinohydro, the Three Gorges Corporation from China, Actividades de Construcion y Servicios (ACS), Eurofinsa and AEE from Spain and Daewoo- Posco from Korea are currently bidding for selection as developers of the Grand Inga. The terms of reference for the Inga III social and environmental impact assessment (SEIA) studies were posted in early July 2013 for public comments. These studies should be concluded within a year and construction is planned to commence in 2016.