La conférence réunissant les différentes parties prenantes œuvrant dans le secteur de mine, dans le projet du lithium de Manono s’est ténue, jeudi 11 août 2022, au centre CEPAS à Gombe. Ce moment de réflexion des différentes sociétés minières actionnaires au projet, dont notamment, L’AVZ...
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CHRIS MUTOMBOseptembre 2, 2022
The conference bringing together the various stakeholders working in the mining sector, in the Manono lithium project, took place on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the CEPAS center in Gombe. This moment of reflection by the various mining companies shareholders in the project, including L'AVZ, Cominière etc., was organized by the Episcopal Commission for Natural Resources of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CERN-CENCO), under the theme: "how can Manono lithium in the DRC contribute to the energy transition? Multi-party reflection on the sidelines of the pre COP27". Relying on the press, One of the speakers at the conference, Mr. Serge Ngandu of the AVZ, called for a serene business climate where there is a mutual sharing of benefits, without ignoring the Manono people who are honored for this exploitation.
"We need a serene business climate or there is a mutual sharing of profits. But the main thing in all this is the people of Manono who must benefit from this Manono lithium exploitation, "he made it clear. According to it, only the notification from the CAMI that hinders the implementation of the project. "The Minister of Mines has already signed the permit, and the permit is only signed after it has met three conditions, which are favorable cadastral life, favorable environmental life and favorable technical life. So, she did her job. The CAMI only has to notify and give us what to pay as a surface duty and we will start the project, "he said.
According to him, the DRC will find itself strongly economically once the project is launched. "We think, the way we developed the project, the State and Congo will end up definitively," he suggests, and adds, "because we thought we were in line with the minds of the Head of State, establishing a chain of value". According to him, the value chain will start from the mine. "We will produce a concentrate, and the concentrate will be refined to have added value. And around these activities, we will build an economic zone that will produce opportunities for local entrepreneurs, "he said.
It falls by making it known, apart from the economic advantages, this operation will benefit Manono from the electric current, which has been disconnected from the national electricity network for so long. " Manono being in a rural environment, not being connected to a national electricity network, but on site there is a dam that was destroyed, but that we want to renovate and the electricity will come from this dam to start activities. You can't start saving without electricity. So, the electricity that will come from Mpianamuanga will be used to start the mine and at the same time, will serve the community, "he added.
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