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Congo-Brazzaville: at the E2C, Even Black Has a Price!

Repeated discharges, so-called maintenance meters and late penalties: Congolese households sometimes feel that they pay rubies on the nails for electricity that regularly plays hide-and-seek. In Congo-Brazzaville, there is a paradox that almost deserves a gold medal of the absurd: electricity may be absent for days, weeks, or even months, but the bill does not know any relief. At the Société Énergie électrique du Congo (E2C), the billing schedul…
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Repeated discharges, so-called maintenance meters and late penalties: Congolese households sometimes feel that they pay rubies on the nails for electricity that regularly plays hide-and-seek. In Congo-Brazzaville, there is a paradox that almost deserves a gold medal of the absurd: electricity may be absent for days, weeks, or even months, but the bill does not know any relief. At the Société Énergie électrique du Congo (E2C), the billing schedul…

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Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville broke the news on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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