American company Anzana Electric Group plans to rehabilitate the Tshiala hydroelectric power plant, also known as Lubilanji, which supplies the city of Mbujimayi and the Bakwanga Mining Company (Miba) in the Kasaï-Oriental province. A company delegation, led by Serge Kanyinda Fontshi, CEO of its partner Mighty Land, visited the site on August 22, 2025.

The mission inspected the dam, power plants, and transmission network for a complete modernization of the electrical installations. According to Kanyinda, the planned investment is valued at $60 million, split evenly between rehabilitating the plant and upgrading the network. The expected production is 10 MW for the Lubilanji 1 plant and 10 MW for Lubilanji 2.

Built in 1933, the plant originally had an installed capacity of 18 MW. Today, production has reportedly fallen to just 3.2 MW, which is largely insufficient to meet the needs of Mbujimayi and Miba.

Kanyinda said work could begin as soon as they receive authorization from the Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority (ARE). Mighty Land already holds the concession for Lubilanji 1 and wants to expand it to other plants on the Tshiala site. For now, the precise nature of its partnership with Anzana Electric Group has not been detailed.

Other Projects in Sight

The Tshiala rehabilitation was initially entrusted to the Czech company Seko in March 2024. But a year later, no work had started. This past March, the company announced a start "soon," but multiple sources now indicate that the contract has been terminated.

Anzana Electric Group's interest is not limited to Kasaï-Oriental. The American company is also considering projects in Kisangani and Kolwezi. On August 16, a group mission visited Kisangani, where they toured the Tshopo hydroelectric plant and the city's power grid alongside the CEO of the National Electricity Company (SNEL), Fabrice Lusinde.

Last June, Ruzizi III Holding Power Company Limited (RHPCL) invited Anzana Electric Group to join the regional Ruzizi III hydroelectric project. The invitation was formalized by an agreement signed on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, with both parties planning to finalize a legally binding partnership by September 15, 2025.

Already active in several African countries, Anzana Electric develops various energy projects. In Burundi, the group is leading the Weza Power project in partnership with the government to electrify nearly 70% of the rural population. In Rwanda and Kenya, it is also deploying hydroelectric and solar projects to improve energy access.

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