The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a new initiative to fast-track construction of the delayed $12-billion Inga III hydropower project on Africa's Congo River despite skepticism that the project may never be implemented.
The World Bank, however, appears more supportive of a new 80-MW dam on the border of Rwanda and Tanzania, announcing on Aug. 6 that it will provide $340 million for the Rusumo Falls regional hydroelectric project, which will provide power to those countries and Burundi.