{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","slug":"dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=en","title":"Deziwa tests diesel-to-electric mining truck in DR Congo","summary":"A converted truck began operational trials in an open pit on September 10; performance data have not been disclosed.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-10","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP)","url":"https://acp.cd/communication/le-premier-camion-minier-a-energie-nouvelle-de-la-rdc-arrive-a-deziwa-envoye-special-de-lacp-wang-keli/","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-09-15"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-deziwa-electric-mining-truck-trial-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["A mining truck converted from diesel to electric by the Deziwa Mining Company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo entered operational trials at an open-pit mine on September 10, 2026. The Congolese Press Agency (ACP) reported on September 15 that this was the first trial of its kind at the site and presented it as a step toward using more energy-efficient equipment in the country’s mining areas. The report describes the vehicle as “new energy” mining equipment and says the initiative is intended to advance smart, lower-energy mining methods. ACP reported that the truck had begun trial operations at Deziwa, but did not give the trial’s duration or identify the technical components that were changed.","The company linked the initiative to an ambition to build a zero-carbon mine. That is a company goal; no measurement was published showing that the truck itself has zero emissions or that the mine as a whole has been decarbonised. The report gives no battery capacity, payload, range, energy consumption, cost or performance comparison with a diesel equivalent. The trial is a test step to assess the electric conversion under mine operating conditions. No results, fleet-wide rollout or production-efficiency data were reported. The development should therefore be described as one truck entering trials at Deziwa, rather than evidence that the DRC mining fleet has been electrified or that emissions reductions have already been achieved."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A converted truck began operational trials in an open pit on September 10; performance data have not been disclosed.\n\nA mining truck converted from diesel to electric by the Deziwa Mining Company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo entered operational trials at an open-pit mine on September 10, 2026. The Congolese Press Agency (ACP) reported on September 15 that this was the first trial of its kind at the site and presented it as a step toward using more energy-efficient equipment in the country’s mining areas. The report describes the vehicle as “new energy” mining equipment and says the initiative is intended to advance smart, lower-energy mining methods. ACP reported that the truck had begun trial operations at Deziwa, but did not give the trial’s duration or identify the technical components that were changed.\n\nThe company linked the initiative to an ambition to build a zero-carbon mine. That is a company goal; no measurement was published showing that the truck itself has zero emissions or that the mine as a whole has been decarbonised. The report gives no battery capacity, payload, range, energy consumption, cost or performance comparison with a diesel equivalent. The trial is a test step to assess the electric conversion under mine operating conditions. No results, fleet-wide rollout or production-efficiency data were reported. The development should therefore be described as one truck entering trials at Deziwa, rather than evidence that the DRC mining fleet has been electrified or that emissions reductions have already been achieved.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}