Democratic Republic of the Congo.

220 V · 50 Hz on Type C, Type E, Type D.

The Belgian wiring legacy shows: 220 V 50 Hz on round-pin sockets, mostly unearthed Type C with French-style Type E in better installations, plus some Type D holdovers. A europlug covers most of it. Grid coverage is thin outside the big cities, so generators and inverters are part of daily life — pack a surge protector.

The voltage window

A nominal 220 V supply may legitimately sit anywhere between 198 and 242 V (±10%). Dual-voltage gear (marked 100–240 V) shrugs at all of it.

Grid facts verified against IEC World Plugs — Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prose is our own.

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Pack an adapter — Democratic Republic of the Congo runs 220 V 50 Hz on Type C, Type E, Type D — and your 120 V appliances need to be dual-voltage or transformed, adapter or not.

  • Type A needs an adapter

    Democratic Republic of the Congo's Type C / Type E / Type D sockets don't take a Type A plug.

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  • Type B needs an adapter

    Democratic Republic of the Congo's Type C / Type E / Type D sockets don't take a Type B plug.

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Faces drawn to scale from pin dimensions · verdicts are physical fit + voltage math, not safety advice — when in doubt, ask the hardware store, not the internet.