Types of
Investments
Although the DRC is rich in natural resources, its economy remains poorly performing and yet they should allow it to establish a strong, diversified, and resilient production system to rank among emerging countries.
Hence a need for a profound change in its economic model and the development of its industry for greater progress.
The development of economic activities requires infrastructures of various kinds, and these must be made available by the State which can finance them alone or through public-private partnerships. But without means, the State can do nothing.
Road infrastructures
DetailsRail infrastructures
DetailsAirport infrastructure
DetailsPort infrastructure
DetailsEnergy infrastructure
DetailsDevelopment of Special Economic Zones
DetailsBuilding and Public Works (BTP)(BPW)
DetailsRoad infrastructures
The roads selected here are those which are part of the high-priority axes, and which need to be paved and transformed, as soon as possible into motorways, to facilitate the fluidity of the traffic of goods and people between two or more industrial zones.
Regarding the road sector, the working hypothesis retained is that of a total cost of 21.3 billion US dollars.
Rail infrastructures
The railway lines must be rehabilitated and to do this, a total cost of 9.1 billion US dollars for the execution of the works.
Airport infrastructure
It is estimated that the three airports (N’djili, Luano and Bangoka) represent nearly a third of moving traffic, 54% of passenger traffic and 62% of freight transported. The rehabilitation/modernization of other national airports will make it possible to geographically rebalance traffic and increase its volume.
Concerning the airport sector, the working hypothesis retained is that of a total cost of 1.3 billion US dollars.
Port infrastructure
All ports need to be rehabilitated (dredging and marking of the Congo River and its tributaries). It is also appropriate to consider the construction of other (intermediate) ports and docks.
The hypothesis put forward here is that of a total cost of port construction of 2.5 billion US dollars.
Energy infrastructure
Investments in energy infrastructure mainly concern hydroelectricity and the exploitation of methane gas. The reason is simple: the weight of hydroelectricity and methane gas is by far greater than all other energy sources. Regarding the Energy sector, the working hypothesis retained is that of a total cost of 22.3 billion US dollars.
Development of Special Economic Zones
Over the period 2021 – 2028, in each industrial zone, a special economic zone is developed in public-private partnership at the initiative of the provinces which compose it. Considering the preliminary studies carried out as part of the establishment of agro-industrial parks and the intentions of the provincial authorities, the experts selected twenty (20) possible special economic zones to be made operational. If the average cost is USD 90 million, for the 2021-2028 horizon, approximately USD 1.973 billion of investment in public and private partnerships will be required.
Building and Public Works (BTP)(BPW)
In the Building and Public Works (BTP)(BPW) sector, the DRC has experienced significant growth, illustrated by major construction projects such as the financial center of Kinshasa, the deep water port of Banana, and various road and hydroelectric projects.
According to Innogence Consulting, construction represented USD 1.702 billion in 2021, or 17% of domestic demand.
Between 2006 and 2020, the sector experienced exponential growth, with a share of 4.04% of banking assets attributed to construction in 2021.
Production and consumption of cement increased by more than 500% between 2015 and 2022, which reflects of the rapid expansion of the construction sector in the DRC and its growing market.
Special
Investment Sectors
Being the country moving towards modernization, the DRC offers investment opportunities in different sectors:
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Banking Sector
The DRC has very low financial penetration (only around 7% of the Congolese population has access to a formal bank account), but the Congolese banking sector still has a way to go and efforts to make, particularly in terms of financial inclusion and financing capacity for major projects.
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Hydrocarbons Sector
President Félix Tshisekedi is launching 30 international calls for tenders for the exploitation of 27 oil blocks and three gas blocks in the country, i.e. 22 billion barrels of oil and 66 billion m3 of gas.
Objective: accelerate national development and diversify the economy.
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Mining Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo is known for its mining potential representing 1,100 different mineral substances. Each province of the country can boast of holding mineral wealth.
Investors have the opportunity to invest in the DRC’s vast mining industry, as it has one of the largest mineral reserves in the world.
The DRC is home to untapped mineral reserves of copper and cobalt, it has significant reserves of gold, diamonds, coltan, tin and many others.
The mining industry is a key sector in the economic development of the DRC because it represents more than 60% of its exports and represents a large number of jobs in the DRC.
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Telecommunications Sector
or a population of approximately 80 million inhabitants, only 50.9% of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo benefits from mobile telephone services according to official statistics.
Accessibility to these communication services is not within the reach of all Congolese.
This is why, to reduce this inaccessibility to telecommunications services, enormous funding must be deployed.
Mobile phone services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) only manage to cover 50.9% of the population, according to official statistics. This demonstrates that the telecommunications market is a sector that requires enormous investment.
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Agricultural Sector
The DRC aims to invest $6.6 billion over ten years in its Agricultural Transformation Program (ATP) to fulfil its commitment to becoming Africa’s breadbasket.
With its 80 million hectares of cultivable land, its four million hectares of irrigable land, its varied climate allowing agriculture all year round, its possession of 7 to 8% of the world’s exploitable fresh water and its approximately 125 million hectares of pastures, a sufficient surface area with 40 million head of cattle, coupled with the size of its population, particularly young and female, DR Congo undoubtedly has the means to be the breadbasket of Africa, the epicentre of the continent’s agricultural industry and an incubator of prosperity.
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