Congo to Select Phase-1 Builder of $100 Billion Dam by August
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The Democratic Republic of Congo said the developer for the first phase of the $100 billion Grand Inga hydropower project will be selected by August for construction to start by June next year.
Two of the three groups that answered Congo’s 2010 call for bids remain in the running, Bruno Kapandji, head of the Office for the Development and Promotion of the Grand Inga Project, told a conference Friday in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. There were 11 bidders initially, he said.