Inventory of geothermal sources in the DRC and their development plan for the electrification of locals areas. Case of the eastern part of the DRC

2nd International Geothermal Conference, GEOHEAT2018

Makuku, Levesque^1

Kinshasa University, Exploration and Production Department of Oil, Gas and Renewable Energies Faculty, DRC, P.O Box 127, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic Congo^1

关键词: Democratic Republic of Congo;    electrification;    Geographical locations;    Geothermal;    Geothermal projects;    Hydroelectric energy;    Hydrothermal fluids;    Investment attraction;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/249/1/012016/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/249/1/012016

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a vast country with plenty of the natural resources which are all taken into account to meet the country's economy. In the energy sector, only hydroelectric energy is the main one with the Inga dam, which covers most of the needs of the DRC. As a vast country; the Inga dam is not able to cover the whole country by its capacity and cost, taking into account its geographical location. It is known that DRC has important hydrothermal vents through its extensive that deserve to be studied and developed to contribute to its development and investment attraction. DRC by its geological and tectonic history has experienced several tectonic events that led to the development of a system of fracturing which contributes to the flow of hydrothermal fluids. These sources are present in majority provinces as part of the country (North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema), the south (Katanga). As belonging to the region of east-African rift with young deformations and active volcanic area, these systems become real drivers that work and enable DRC to develop geothermal projects in order to boost his economy sector.