The National Rural and Peri-urban Electrification and Energy Services Agency (ANSER) announced on February 27, 2026, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based Cybastion Institute LLC. The agreement falls under the energy pillar of the strategic partnership between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States.

Previously introduced in the DRC as a provider of digital and cybersecurity solutions, Cybastion is now taking on a different role. In a press release, the company is described as “an international firm specializing in the engineering and structuring of energy projects.” The agreement launches a strategic partnership to develop rural electrification projects in the DRC.

The memorandum sets out a framework for technical and operational cooperation covering project design, financial structuring, and implementation. The projects will focus on solar energy in rural and peri-urban areas. The agreement runs for an initial 24 months and may be renewed. Projects will be rolled out in successive phases, approved jointly by the two parties.

These phases will include technical, environmental and social studies, financing structuring, and preparation of execution contracts. The stated goal is to strengthen national power generation capacity and support socio-economic development in the targeted areas.

Under the partnership, Cybastion will conduct pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, develop fixed-price technical and commercial proposals, and help secure international financing. This may involve export credit agencies and leading international financial institutions.

ANSER will identify priority projects, coordinate with institutions, and facilitate the administrative procedures required to implement the investments.

The press release adds that the memorandum is a first step toward negotiating and concluding a financing agreement between a U.S. commercial bank and the DRC Ministry of Finance.

The move represents a significant shift for Cybastion in the DRC. The company is already active in the country through a five-year program with the Ministry of Youth to train 250,000 young people in digital skills, in partnership with Cisco. The program covers networking, cybersecurity, data science, programming, operating systems, technical English and entrepreneurship.

With the agreement signed with ANSER, Cybastion is broadening its footprint in the DRC to include energy infrastructure. It is positioning itself not as a power operator, but as a technical and financial structuring partner for rural electrification projects.

Ronsard Luabeya