The USAID representative in Angola, William Butterfield, highlighted several challenges to the electrical interconnection of the Lobito Corridor with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, emphasizing that government subsidies on electricity prices create significant barriers to private investment. “It presents a high barrier for private investment, but the Angolan government is implementing reforms to reduce these ineffective subsidies,” Butterfield stated in a press conference on Wednesday. The U.S. government, through Power Africa and