US, DRC Launch Joint Governance of 42,000 MW Grand Inga Project
Washington – November 03, 2026 -- The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched joint governance of Grand Inga, a Congo River hydropower complex with an estimated 42,000 megawatts of potential capacity, according to a statement distributed on behalf of the Congolese government. The inaugural Grand Inga Coordination and Governance Committee met at the World Bank offices in Paris.
Treasury official and Deputy Prime Minister co-chair the Grand Inga committee
Daniel Mukoko Samba, DRC Deputy Prime Minister, and Jeremy Wiggins of the U.S. Department of the Treasury co-chaired the session. Delegations focused on developing Grand Inga in coordinated phases. The committee also put environmental and social safeguards for affected communities on its agenda.
"For decades, Inga was a promise," Samba said, adding that Congo intends to process its minerals domestically using Congolese labor and power.