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Republic of Congo, The China Exim Bank bankrolled the construction of the 120 MW Imboulou Dam on the Lefini river, a tributary of the Congo river. It was estimated to cost $280 million.
The Inboulou hydro site is located on the Lefini river, about 150 km
northeast of Brazzaville. The proposed power plant would comprise 4 units, for a total
installed power of 100 MW. The firm power in a dry year would be 75 MW, and the
average energy output would amount 645 GWh per year. The estimated investment cost is
200 million USD, i.e. 2,000 USD/kW. In addition, the cost of a 220 kV transmission line
from Imboulou to Brazzaville has to be added up to that amount. Some other hydroelectric
projects have been identified but do not seem to be given a high degree of priority by the
Congolese authorities: these projects, such as Foulakary or Louesse, have not been
explicitely taken into consideration for the calculations described below.
[http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-1251103.html China-built power project to be handed over to Republic of Congo], November 05, 2010 The government of the Republic of Congo will on Wednesday receive the Imboulou hydroelectric power station, which was constructed by Chinese technicians, public works officials told Xinhua in Brazzaville on Thursday.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.237.156.188 (talk) 04:45, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thieves jeopardise Congo dam, April 21 2010 at 09:22am ,the Imboulou has been under construction since 2003 on the Lefini river, more than 200 kilometres north of Brazzaville.
