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Water and electricity, engines of national development

Son Excellence Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Président de la République Démocratique du Congo
Vision of the Head of State

Water and energy for all: the path is set

“For the first time, we have adopted a National Water Policy and a National Energy Policy.”

S.E. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo — State of the Nation Address, 2025

21.5%
Access to electricityin 2025 · up from 9% in 2019
36%
Access to drinking waterin 2024 · target 70% by 2028
3 348
potential hydropower sites identified
≈ 94 GW
of identified hydropower potential
H.E. Aimé Sakombi Molendo, Minister of Water Resources and Electricity

H.E.

Aimé Sakombi Molendo

The Minister

H.E. Aimé Sakombi Molendo

Minister of Water Resources and Electricity

In office since 13 August 2025Water ResourcesElectricity

« Water and electricity are not mere sectors: they are the infrastructures of national transformation. »

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