[3] In 1948 it was reported that a company had been formed to build a hydroelectric plant on the Kyimbi river in the north of Katanga, to supply Albertville (now called Kalemie).

[2] The architect Eugene Palumbo, assigned to the Congo by UNESCO, designed the service city of the dam construction project.

Water is carried away from the dam in a horizontal direction along a 1,428 metres (4,685 ft) covered channel, or gallery, to a point above the power station.

[11] The state electricity company, Société nationale d'électricité (SNEL), prepared a study of rehabilitating the Kiymbi power station in 1992.

[14] In 2023, a British company took over the rehabilitation plans for the Bendera hydroelectric plant and is currently conducting a feasibility study for the project.

The rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin in 2025, with plans to increase the plant's capacity beyond its current output.

This project is expected to provide increased access to green energy and electricity for communities in Kalemie and areas surrounding the power plant.