Katende hydroelectric power station
Katende hydroelectric power station is a hydropower plant under construction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with installed capacity of . When completed, it will be operated by the Congolese electricity utility company, Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL). Location. The power station is located on eastern bank of the Lulua River, a tributary of the Congo River, in Kasaï-Central Province, in south-central DR Congo, close to the border with Angola. Its location is approximately , south of the city of Kananga, the provincial capital. This is approximately , by road, southwest of the city of Mbuji-Mayi , in neighboring Kasaï-Oriental Province, the nearest large city. The geographical coordinates of Katende Hydroelectric Power Station are: 06°20'48.0"S, 22°27'02.0"E (Latitude:-6.346667; Longitude:22.450556). Overview. In 2011, with partial funding from the government of India, the Indian company "National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC)", began construction of the Katende Hydroelectric Power Station, at a contract price of US$280 million. The energy project was intended to supply power to Kananga, Mbuji-Mai and neighboring communities, with initial completion date of 2015. Delay. The Kamwina Nsapu rebellion broke out in August 2016. Sometime in 2017, the contractor stopped work and  vacated the construction site. At that time, civil engineering work was 55 percent complete. In early 2021, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo began negotiations with the Indian government to restart construction of the dam and associated projects. Associated projects. In addition to Katende HPP, the contractor was expected to construct two high voltage evacuation lines. The first one, from the city of Kananga to Mbuji-Mayi, measuring . The second line to run from Kananga to Bunkonde, in Kasai Central, measuring .