ARE issued approvals to TWIGA POWER SARL and STIMA ENERGY SAU for the importation and trading licences of 99MW and 100 MW respectively from Southern Africa to supply mining companies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and create 430 jobs.

More and more operators are visiting the headquarters of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE) in Gombe to comply with Law n°. 14/011 of 17 June 2014 on the electricity sector, which governs the generation, transmission, distribution, importation, exportation and trading of electricity.

On August 12, 2025, two companies received their approvals : TWIGA POWER SARL and STIMA ENERGY SAU.

The Director of Provincial Representations, Mr. Pascal Tshimbalanga, formally handed over the favourable opinions to the two companies.

These documents were presented to Mr Papy Nvulazana, CEO of TWIGA POWER SARL. The implementation of this project is expected to generate a significant economic and social impact, with TWIGA set to create 120 direct jobs and 315 indirect jobs.

In addition, ARE also issued approvals to STIMA ENERGY SAU for its application for electricity import and trading licences.

Expressions of satisfaction

Upon receiving their approvals, the representatives of both companies expressed their gratitude.

“Today we are pleased to receive our  licences to import and  trade power” said Mr Papy Nvulazana.

“We approached ARE, who guided us in putting together our application file. We are very happy to obtain these licences as they will enable us to operate legally and contribute to the development of the electricity sector. The service was smooth, the application process was handled in the best possible timeframe. We believe ARE has done a tremendous job and we are delighted to obtain these two opinions today,” he concluded.

For her part, Ms Malou Monia, the representative of STIMA ENERGY SAU, stated that their company looks forward to contributing to the expansion of energy supply in the DRC.

“Together with ARE, we worked tirelessly, and I believe the experts at ARE did a remarkable job that enabled us to reach this outcome today. This will allow us to import electricity and redistribute it to the Congolese market, to the economic actors who need it, and potentially expand the supply to other sectors with high energy demand,” she said.

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