Development and partnerships
AIDG leads project development, strategic partnership coordination, investor engagement, and mobilization of technical and financial expertise within a cooperation framework with the Government of the DRC.
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600 MW Hybrid Solar-Wind-BESS Energy Platform
- Location
- Lualaba and Haut-Katanga, DRC
- Status
- Technical, commercial and financial structuring
- Scale
- 600 MW hybrid renewable energy platform
Project Overview
A proposed hybrid solar, wind and battery platform aiming to provide reliable, competitive electricity to mining companies, industries and other major consumers in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba.
Strategic Importance
The project is designed to support the DRC's electricity access goals, strengthen industrial power reliability, and increase clean energy generation in provinces central to mining and industrial growth.
Investment Rationale
The platform combines large-scale renewable generation, storage, grid-connection planning, and potential industrial demand, making it relevant for infrastructure investors, EPC partners, DFIs, and strategic energy operators.
Project Milestone | 31 July 2026
Read the Update Project Development MoU signed with a consortium led by SIA TESLA.
The preliminary framework supports project evaluation and structuring, subject to due diligence and separate approvals.
Project Milestones
Documented progress points.
26 June 2026
Government protocol signed
A protocol agreement concerning the proposed hybrid solar-wind-BESS project in Lualaba and Haut-Katanga was signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ARMAN INTERNATIONAL SARL.
June 2026
International due diligence underway
An official due-diligence process covering international technical and financial partners is in progress in support of the platform.
12 June 2026
Dedicated project SPV incorporated
Africa Hybrid Power DRC SARL was incorporated as the project vehicle for the 600 MW platform.
20 July 2026
Monitoring committee recruitment initiated
AIDG issued a call for expressions of interest for five specialist profiles to be proposed for representation on the project's monitoring committee.
July 2026
Partner facility site visits conducted
AIDG leadership visited operating utility-scale solar and BESS battery storage facilities in Europe with technical partners, assessing deployed technology, installation practice, and delivery standards for the 600 MW platform.
31 July 2026
Project Development MoU signed
Africa Hybrid Power DRC SARL and a project consortium led by SIA TESLA established a preliminary framework to evaluate, structure and, if separately approved, develop the proposed energy platform. The MoU does not constitute a financing or investment commitment.
Diligence is done in person, not on paper.
On the Ground
Technology verified at operating facilities.
In July 2026, AIDG leadership joined technical partners on site at operating utility-scale solar PV and containerized BESS battery storage installations in Europe. The visits covered deployed inverter and storage technology, grid connection equipment, and installation practice — the same delivery standards specified for the 600 MW platform.
Field verification of this kind sits at the core of the project’s ongoing international due-diligence process.
Development Pipeline
Current stage: Technical, commercial and financial structuring
Asset Facts
- Proposed capacity
- 600 MW; technical, commercial and financial structuring underway
- Location
- Lualaba and Haut-Katanga, DRC
- Technology
- Solar PV, wind power, and BESS battery storage
- Project vehicle
- Africa Hybrid Power DRC SARL, incorporated as the dedicated SPV
- Development framework
- Project consortium led by SIA TESLA; additional partners subject to due diligence and written approval
- Grid relevance
- Associated energy evacuation, transmission, and connection infrastructure
- Commercial focus
- Power supply for industrial and strategic electricity demand
Participation Pathway
Africa Hybrid Power DRC SARL has been incorporated as the dedicated SPV for the platform. A government protocol dated 26 June 2026 and a preliminary Project Development MoU with a consortium led by SIA TESLA dated 31 July 2026 support the current development pathway. Feasibility, approvals and financing remain subject to due diligence and separate binding agreements. Available project materials may be requested from AIDG.
Investment briefInformation available upon request.
Technical noteInformation available upon request.
Financial model accessInformation available upon request.
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