布隆迪与美国支持的Anzana电力集团签署了一项价值14亿美元的电力协议，华盛顿表示该协议将加强美国供应链并支持该东非国家的矿业发展。
Burundi signed a $1.4 billion electricity deal with US-backed Anzana Electric Group, which Washington says will strengthen American supply chains and support mining in the East African country.
该国拥有镍、金和稀土矿藏。但布隆迪像许多资源丰富的非洲国家一样，由于电力短缺、道路条件差以及缺乏直通出口市场的铁路，一直难以发展大规模采矿业。世界银行数据显示，2024年只有五分之一的布隆迪人能够用上电力。
The country has deposits of nickel, gold, and rare earths. But Burundi, like many resource-rich African nations, has struggled to develop large-scale mining due to power shortages, poor roads and the lack of a direct rail link to export markets. Only one in five Burundians had access to electricity in 2024, according to the World Bank.
通过Anzana的当地子公司Weza Power签署的这项为期25年的协议旨在让超过120万户家庭和企业接入电网。该协议紧随其后的是3月份的一项美国支持的协议，该协议授予纽约上市的矿业公司Lifezone Metals独家评估布隆迪Musongati镍矿14个月的权限，该镍用于不锈钢和一些电动汽车电池的生产。华盛顿正在非洲推动矿产伙伴关系，以挑战中国在全球供应链中的主导地位。上个月，美国官员还承诺将帮助肯尼亚发展自身的矿产加工业。
The 25-year agreement, signed through Anzana’s local subsidiary Weza Power, aims to connect more than 1.2 million households and businesses. It follows a US-backed agreement in March giving New York-listed mining company Lifezone Metals 14 months of exclusive access to assess Burundi’s Musongati nickel deposit, a metal used in stainless steel and some electric vehicle batteries. Washington is pursuing mineral partnerships across Africa to challenge China’s dominance of global supply chains. Last month, US officials also pledged to help Kenya to develop its own mineral processing industry.