1 min readBy Adekunle Agbetiloye
World’s largest cobalt producer spends billions on diesel. A $300 million project in Congo could save them $1 billion a year
Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Copperbelt could save about $1 billion annually by replacing diesel-powered generation with imported electricity under a planned $300 million transmission project.
By Adekunle AgbetiloyeSouth Africa
Artisanal miners work at a copper-cobalt mine in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. REUTERS/Aaron Ross
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- October 8, 2026
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- Adekunle Agbetiloye
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- Business Insider