Kinshasa, November 9th, 2026 (CPA). -The Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority (ARE) has called for increased budgetary allocations for electrification under the 2027 Finance Act, during a meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly on Monday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a press release consulted by CPA. “The delegation has presented the ARE’s 2025 activity report as well as a review of the new administration’s first 100 days, whilst calling for an increase in the budgetary allocations for electrification under the 2027 Finance Act,” it is read.
According to the source, the delegation, led by Professor Jean-Marie Beya, Chair of the ARE’s Board of Directors, and accompanied by Soraya Aziz-Moto, its General Director, presented the ARE’s 2025 activity report as well as a review of the new administration’s first 100 days.
For the ARE, the aim is to make electrification a national priority, supported by budgetary decisions commensurate with DRC’s development ambitions.
This approach, the sector regulator has explained aims to pay particular attention to access to electricity in rural areas and to the energy needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority (ARE) is a public administrative body with legal personality and financial autonomy.
It has been established under Act No. 14/011 of June 17th , 2014, relating to the electricity sector. The ARE’s overall remit is to regulate the electricity sector, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and oversee technical standards, tariffs and competition rules. ACP/