[ Recueil d’opinions des abonnés sur les origines des interruptions fréquentes d’électricité dans la cité de Mbanza-Ngungu en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) ]
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 468–477
BAZANGIKA MFUMUANENE Victoire1, Kinyoka Kabalumuna God’El2, and Tangenyi Okito Marcien3
1 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Appliquées Gombe-Matadi, Section Electricité, RD Congo
2 Université Pédagogique Nationale, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Physique et Sciences Appliquées, Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Université Pédagogique Nationale, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics and Applied Sciences, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper aims to explore the various perceptions regarding the origins of frequent electricity interruptions in the Mbanza-Ngungu housing estate. By gathering the views of residents, the collection aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential causes of power cuts in the cité, with a view to improving network reliability. Residents’ testimonies revealed that power cuts are caused by technical problems such as breakdowns due to outdated distribution equipment, overloading of HTA cables and network power transformers, as well as poor management of energy resources. Subscribers also expressed their frustration at the slowness of local authorities to resolve problems linked to the supply of electrical energy in their community. The article concludes that urgent measures need to be taken to solve the energy supply problems in the housing estate in order to improve the living conditions of the residents.
Author Keywords: Electricity interruptions, subscribers, Mbanza-Ngungu, DRC, technical problems, outages, network disruption, energy management, supply, opinions.
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 468–477
BAZANGIKA MFUMUANENE Victoire1, Kinyoka Kabalumuna God’El2, and Tangenyi Okito Marcien3
1 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Appliquées Gombe-Matadi, Section Electricité, RD Congo
2 Université Pédagogique Nationale, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Physique et Sciences Appliquées, Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Université Pédagogique Nationale, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics and Applied Sciences, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This paper aims to explore the various perceptions regarding the origins of frequent electricity interruptions in the Mbanza-Ngungu housing estate. By gathering the views of residents, the collection aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential causes of power cuts in the cité, with a view to improving network reliability. Residents’ testimonies revealed that power cuts are caused by technical problems such as breakdowns due to outdated distribution equipment, overloading of HTA cables and network power transformers, as well as poor management of energy resources. Subscribers also expressed their frustration at the slowness of local authorities to resolve problems linked to the supply of electrical energy in their community. The article concludes that urgent measures need to be taken to solve the energy supply problems in the housing estate in order to improve the living conditions of the residents.
Author Keywords: Electricity interruptions, subscribers, Mbanza-Ngungu, DRC, technical problems, outages, network disruption, energy management, supply, opinions.
Abstract: (french)
Cette communication vise à explorer les diverses perceptions quant aux origines des interruptions fréquentes d’électricité dans la cité de Mbanza-Ngungu. En rassemblant les points de vues des résidents, le recueil vise à fournir un aperçu complet des causes potentielles des coupures d’électricité dans la cité, afin d’améliorer la fiabilité du réseau. Les témoignages des résidents ont révélé que les coupures d’électricité sont causées par des problèmes techniques tels que des pannes dues par un état vétusté des équipements de distribution, surcharge des câbles HTA et transformateurs de puissance du réseau, ainsi que par une mauvaise gestion des ressources énergétiques. Les abonnés ont également exprimé leur frustration quant à la lenteur des autorités locales à résoudre les problèmes liés à la desserte de l’énergie électrique dans leur communauté. L’article conclut que des mesures urgentes doivent être prises pour résoudre les problèmes d’approvisionnement énergétique dans la cité afin d’améliorer les conditions de vie des habitants.
Author Keywords: interruptions d’électricité, abonnés, Mbanza-Ngungu, RDC, problèmes techniques, pannes, perturbation de réseau, gestion énergétique, desserte, opinions.
How to Cite this Article
BAZANGIKA MFUMUANENE Victoire, Kinyoka Kabalumuna God’El, and Tangenyi Okito Marcien, “Collection of subscriber opinions on the causes of frequent electricity interruptions in the city of Mbanza-Ngungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 468–477, August 2024.
