In light of the promotional portfolio unveiled by the National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI), the operator plans to establish a processing unit in Kisenge, in Lualaba Province, specialized in the production of electrolytic manganese dioxide (MnO₂). This highly sought-after chemical derivative directly supplies the technological supply chains of batteries and energy storage cells.


To realize this $100 million investment, the public entity is relying on a public-private partnership formula with an estimated duration of twenty to thirty years. The sought-after objective consists of associating the agility and technical expertise of a private operator to manage the entire operational cycle, from initial design to operation and maintenance of infrastructure. This initiative comes as the historic Kisenge site attempts to overcome the stigma of a prolonged period of lethargy, initiated since the interruption, in the 1980s, of the railway link to the Angolan port of Lobito, before timid export flows and a recent resumption of traffic reactivated activity in the area.


The opportunity for this industrial diversification also finds favorable resonance in the global market trends highlighted by the CTCPM, with the tonne of high-purity concentrate showing upward valuation trends between 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. 

By resolutely orienting itself toward the local transformation of its ore, the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to capture increased sovereign value-added and firmly establish itself as an indispensable actor in the international energy transition.


Nlend Flore

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