Kinshasa, August 13th 2025 (CPA).- Improving access to drinking water and electricity for all was announced on Wednesday by the new Minister in charge of Water Resources and Electricity as a priority for his term of office during the official handover ceremony with his predecessor in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
‘My priority will be to strengthen the distribution of drinking water and electricity for everyone,’ has said Molendo Sakombi, incoming Minister in charge of Water Resources and Electricity.
He also indicated that, particularly in the electricity sector, he and his team will work to cover the estimated electricity deficit of more than ‘2,000 megawatts.’ ‘With regard to the water sector, we will work to make all the structures established by the State operational, in particular the Water Distribution Office and the Water Sector Regulatory Agency, with a view to enabling companies to function normally,’ he has continued.
Minister Molendo praised the work done by his predecessor, Teddy Lwamba, before promising to mobilise investment to increase production and distribution capacity throughout the country in the sectors covered by his ministry, including water, electricity and renewable energy.For his part, outgoing Minister Professor Teddy Lwamba wished his successor a fruitful term of office, while calling on him to complete the reforms already underway.
« I am convinced that under your leadership, the ministry will continue to progress and reach new heights by completing the reforms that have been initiated. I have therefore done my part, and His Excellency the President has seen fit to entrust you with the baton so that you may continue. That is why the groundwork has been laid for the recovery of this sector, which is at the heart of the development of our country, which aspires to be an energy-rich nation, » has concluded the outgoing minister. Several prominent figures and officials from this sector, as well as executives and activists from political parties, took part in this solemn ceremony. ACP/