Is outdoor power supply in Kinshasa safe

This is due mainly to the saturation of the Kinshasa distribution grid and capacity limitations for Inga 1 and 2 power plants. Power injected into the network is currently limited to about 500 MW, whereas peak demand is estimated at 1000 MW9.

Kinshasa is pretty safe, as long as you stay in the rich areas (Gombe, Ngaliema,...) if you are white. Are you white? It's safe from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm. During the night, you never know. The policemen are pretty bothering if you don't know them. They ask money (it can be as much as $150 and as little as $1).

Travel in many sections of Kinshasa is generally safe during daylight hours, but travellers should be vigilant against criminal activity that targets non-Congolese, particularly in traffic jams and areas surrounding hotels and stores. So prepare yourself and be smart.

If this rising demand is not met with an increase in supply and improvements to electricity infrastructure, it will lead to further deterioration of electricity service. In Kinshasa, while 60% of the population has access to electricity, service quality and reliability is very poor.

Residential electricity consumers are concentrated in Kinshasa and a few other large cities in the South or along the Eastern border with Rwanda and Uganda. Average annual demand per capita in Kinshasa is estimated at around 380 kWh, compared with around 330 kWh in Southern cities and 290 kWh in Eastern cities.

In Kinshasa, while 60% of the population has access to electricity, service quality and reliability is very poor. This is due mainly to the saturation of the Kinshasa distribution grid and capacity limitations for Inga 1 and 2 power plants.