The Inga-Cabinda-Pointe-Noire project will complete the environmental, procurement and works preparation required for a regional electricity interconnection linking the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and the Republic of Congo.
AfDB and NEPAD-IPPF records identify the interconnector as a priority Central African Power Pool project requiring feasibility, tender-document, institutional and financial structuring support.
The project consists of completing the environmental and social impact assessment, updating the tender documents and carrying out the transmission works required to connect Inga, Cabinda and Pointe-Noire. The infrastructure forms part of the wider regional electricity loop serving Inga, Moanda, Boma, Cabinda, Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville and Kinshasa and of a future Central African transmission backbone.
The regional concept is intended to create a stronger coastal and western Central African electricity corridor by connecting the Inga generation area and western DRC with Cabinda and Pointe-Noire and, over time, with other CAPP systems. Project-preparation support has included feasibility and tender-document work, while the CAPP acceleration programme treats the investment as requiring further commercial and financial structuring. Official documents refer to different technical configurations for route length, voltage and transfer capacity. Those versions should be reconciled before the database replaces its approved PP2 technical dimensions.
1. Establish a reliable electricity transmission interconnection between the DRC, Angola, and Congo. 2. Enable power exports from the Inga hydropower complex to support regional energy trade. 3. Enhance the security and reliability of electricity supply for the isolated Cabinda region and the Pointe Noire industrial hub. 4. Contribute to the physical and commercial integration of the Central African Power Pool (CAPP). 5. Create an estimated 1,200 jobs during construction and 150 permanent operational jobs.