As part of the Angola 2025 Plan, defined by the Angolan government to increase electrification rates using environmentally friendly energy sources, over one million people in 60 communes across Angola will benefit from electricity from the public grid. Continuing Angola’s electrification efforts, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rural Electrification Project in the Moxico Province took place on Thursday, November 16th, in the Municipality of Luau. The event was presided over by the Minister of Energy and Water, accompanied by the provincial Governor, Ernesto Muangala, and ambassadors from the Republic of Portugal, Francisco Alegre, and the Federal Republic of Germany, Stefan Traumann, as well as representatives from the renewable energy sector, the Vice-Governor of the Province, and senior officials from the energy sector, including DNNER, PRODE, ENDE, and the Project Patron, Renowned Musician Matias Damásio.
Following the groundbreaking ceremony and the laying of the first stone to initiate construction, a contract was signed between the public company PRODEL, representing the Angolan government as the project owner, and the Portuguese group MCA, as the main contractor.
Minister João Baptista Borges highlighted during the event that the project, once completed, is part of the priorities outlined by the Head of the Executive Power, João Lourenço, aimed at providing access to electricity for thousands of families residing in remote areas of the country to boost economic and social development in these regions.
Regarding the design and development, engineering project, construction of hybrids and photovoltaic generation, with storage system using lithium-ion batteries, and the expansion of the electrical grid with new distribution networks, totaling 12 locations, will enable the country to have cleaner and cheaper energy, expecting to reach approximately 59,000 households with prepaid connections, benefiting over 370,000 people.
In Luau, it is anticipated that about 59,370 people will benefit from this important project. Additionally, a photovoltaic park with 55,500 solar panels will be constructed, with a production capacity of 58MWp.
The Luau Rural Electrification Project is budgeted at over €1,027,587,914.00, with completion expected within three years (36 months) from the date of contract signing between both parties.
At the end of the event, the minister traveled to the Luena municipality to assess the progress of the implementation of the photovoltaic park in the city center (Luena), which is currently at a 95% completion rate in terms of physical structure and will have a capacity of 26,906 MWdc.
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