The Democratic Republic of the Congo is blessed with
the greatest hydropower potential in Africa, and among the largest in the world.
This potential is a result of the country’s location with the catchment area of
the Congo river. The republic’s technically feasible potential is 774 000 GWh/year
(estimated in 1997). In 1991, the economically feasible potential was estimated
at 419 210 GWH/year, less than 1 percent of the technically feasible potential
has been developed. There is potential to construct a large hydro project on the
Zaire river, La Grand’Inga, which could have a capacity of up to 35 500 GW. This
project will go ahead if export markets in north and central African countries,
including Egypt, are secured. A study concluded that such a large project was
technically and economically feasible, and envisaged the construction of an 8000
MW first stage plant by 2010. Lake Mobutu Sese Seko also holds possibility for
a storage site for a multipurpose project for hydro and for regulation of Nile
river flows...more
information.
View Progress by Goal for Democratic Republic
of the Congo Official MDG Reports International aid and national awareness help
in the struggle to overcome HIV/AIDS The Democratic Republic of the Congo is emerging
from a tumultuous period marked by large-scale, armed conflict, the undermining
of the authority of the State, and the resulting economic instability. Since 2001
the Government has adopted a three-stage strategy for recovery: stabilization,
revitalization, and the return to sustainable development. Since the end of March
2002, the government has adopted an interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP),
which will help the country qualify for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative.
The final PRSP, adopted at end-June 2006, is faithful to the strategy for emerging
from the crisis, with a broader scope in order to include strengthening public
institutions and enhancing governance. The fact that the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) now have a place in the final PRSP is a step forward, but the integration
of the Goals into the development strategy is still limited...more
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Total Population (millions)
57
Electricity Production (billion
kWh)
19
GDP
per capita (PPP
US$):
759
Electricity Consumption (billion
kWh)
18
GDP growth (annual %):
6.5
% Urban
83%
Human Development Index (Rank 1 - 177):
167
% Rural
29%
Life expectancy at birth (years):
45
Population w. Electricity
5%
Population below PPP
$1 per day (%):
N/A
Rural Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
119 kWh
Net enrollment ratio in primary education
(% both sexes):
54
Urban Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
119 kWh
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric
tons):
0.037
Unemployment, total (% of total
labor force):
N/A
The
MDG data
presented here is the latest available from the United Nations Statistics Division.
The World Bank has recently released new poverty estimates, which reflect improvements
in internationally comparable price data. The new data estimates set a new poverty
line of US$1.25 a day and offer a much more accurate picture of the cost of living
in developing countries. They are based on the results of the 2005 International
Comparison Program (ICP), released in first half of 2008, Population-
rural/urban
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