The two countries are currently negotiating a treaty to finalize the details of a power purchasing agreement , including the construction of transmission lines to transfer 2,500 MW of Inga 3 's production to South Africa . DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . The dam would be built on a tributary of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is home to some 20 million people and has been plagued by conflict since 1998. Project construction will begin in October 2015 . But critics argue that the project will only serve the mining firms and not benefit the rural poor .
DR Congo moving ahead with plans to build the world 's biggest hydroelectric project . The dam would be built on a tributary of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is home to some 20 million people and has been plagued by conflict since 1998. Project construction will begin in October 2015 . But critics argue that the project will only serve the mining firms and not benefit the rural poor .