News from Angola – A Chinese delegation headed by the ambassador accredited in Angola Gong Tao, was informed about the situation of Caculo Cabaça and Luachimo.
According to the press release, which Notícias de Angola had access to today, informs that the President of the National Energy Administration of China, Zhang Jianhua, expressed interest in participating in Angola’s energy transcription process.
According to the document, the Secretary of State for Water, Manuel Quintino, during the meeting was open to the participation of the Chinese side in the energy expansion process in the country.
At the meeting, according to the note, structuring projects in the energy sector were discussed.
On the Angolan side, the meeting was witnessed by the Secretary of State for Energy, António Belsa da Costa as well as senior officials from the Ministry
The Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant is located in the municipality of Cambambe, Cuanza-Norte, and the project is scheduled to be completed in October 2026.
The completion of works on the Caculo Cabaça dam will allow a significant reduction in the deficit in electricity consumption in the country by 66 percent, generating a power of 5,700 megawatts.
While the Luachimo Hydroelectric Dam started in 1950 and came into operation in 1957, it is located in the province of Luanda Norte, the construction of the
Work to expand the project began in May 2017 and when completed, production capacity is expected to increase from eight megawatts to 34.
The Luachimo Hydroelectric Plant is valued at around 160 million US dollars.
Currently, 17 thousand and 950 customers, of which 13,250 are on the post-paid system and 4,700 pre-paid, benefit from electricity from the public network in the municipality of Chitato, through a 30 megawatt thermal plant, while the nine municipalities in the interior are supplied with generator sets, benefiting just under ten thousand families.