The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national rural and peri-urban electrification agency, ANSER, said on April 2, 2026 it had signed a contract with German firm Gauff Engineering to carry out an electrification project across 36 territories.

The agency said the agreement follows the finalisation of the project’s financing and the completion of required preliminary steps, including approval of the contract by relevant authorities.

In March 2025, ANSER and Gauff Engineering signed a 150 million euro ($172.8 million) commercial contract in Berlin to build photovoltaic solar plants and mini hydroelectric stations to improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas. At the time, the agency said a financing agreement still needed to be concluded before the project could move forward.

In its latest statement, ANSER said the project’s financing had been approved by Commerzbank’s board, ahead of a financing agreement with the Congolese Ministry of Finance.

The project involves building 230 photovoltaic and mini hydroelectric plants over four years at a total cost of 150 million euros.

Boaz Kabeya