TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Energy use at the urban scale in the Democratic Republic of Congo: State of affairs, challenges and perspectives 
AU  - Grace Twite 
AU  - Sylvain Balume 
AB  - The national electrification rate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) is currently 9%, or only 1% if only rural areas are considered (where 75.8% of the Congolese population lives). The opportunities however are endless – the rich natural and mineral resources of the country rank it among the richest in the world [NKU 06]. The aim of this study is to determine the challenges and prospects of exploitable energy used in urban areas. We do this by examining the city of Lubumbashi. After analyzing the results, we noticed that in the CRAA district there is a disproportionate use of energy sources distributed between hydroelectric energy (23%), coal (wood energy) (12%) and generators (petroleum energy) (45%). Priority is being given to the national electricity company (Société nationale d’électricité – SNEL), which offers sufficient energy but its services are rated lower, with an average rating of 40%. The more desirable panels are relatively expensive compared to the income of the population, and so it has been projected that, between 2000 and 2030, hydroelectric energy will rise from 36 to 38%; coal consumption will fall from 48 to 8%; and energy consumption will fall from 7.3 to 2%. However, in spite of the changes, according to all these projections, by 2030 the per capita consumption figures for renewable energy will still have a too high percentage in terms of energy growth for renewable energies – around 52%. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.0918 
JF  - Science, Technology, Development 
KW  - Energy use; Renewable energy; Wood energy; Petroleum energy, Utilisation Energétique ; Energie Renouvelable ; Enénergise bois,  Energie pétrole,  
L1  - http://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_std23v3n1_3.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2023/01/11 
SN  - 2752-6879 
TT  - Utilisation énergétique à l’échelle urbaine en République Démocratique du Congo : état de lieux, défis et perspectives 
UR  - http://openscience.fr/Energy-use-at-the-urban-scale-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo-State-of 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 3 
ER  -