Africa Energy Futures: Angola
Wind is considered the best bet, both for the replacement of fossil fuels and for the installation of large-scale farms. It should be noted that solar energy has undergone major
The remaining thermal power plants in Luanda will operate as backup. The Caculo Cabaça hydropower plant will be built in phases, with 1.000 MW installed until 2025 with an operating regime close to base load.
Until 2025, groups 1, 2 and 3 in Cazenga will be decommissioned and the barges of Boavista Power Plant will be relocated to Benguela (80 MW) and Namibe (40 MW). The remaining thermal power plants in Luanda will operate as backup.
However, the four main power production plants - Lauca, Capanda, Cambambe and Soyo combined cycle - are interconnected, and are also connected to more than four of the transmission lines of 400kV: thus, creating some interconnectivity and redundancy of the three grids.
Angola's current installed capacity is estimated at 5.7 GW but only 70 percent is in use. The country's current energy mix consists of 61.8 percent hydropower, 37.6 percent other fossil fuels and 0.6 percent hybrid (solar/fossil fuel).
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