High-voltage complete distribution box in Democratic Republic of Congo
Intertie; nickname: Inga–Shaba and also referred to as Inga–Kolwezi) is a 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)-long overhead line in the, linking the at the mouth of the to mineral fields in. A 1,700 km power transmission link that transmits power from Inga Falls on the Congo River to the copper mining district of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Inga-Kolwezi link (formerly the Inga-Shaba link) was initially a ± 500 kV, 560 MW HVDC power transmission system. A variety of sources were consulted, including regional power pool documents and maps from World Bank project documents. It contributes to enhancing the stability of both the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited and National Electricity Company networks, especially in the.
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