Angola is currently developing several solar power projects that tie in to the country’s Angola Energy programme and its environmental commitments. Among current developments is a mega-project consisting of seven photovoltaic plants that will be commissioned by Q2 2023 and additional projects funded by the Angolan and US governments.
INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT: International players are showing increased interest in the country’s solar potential, with many projects expected to be operational in two years. For example, the Caraculo solar power plant, run through a partnership consisting of Italian super-major Eni and Sonangol, is expected to become operational in 2022. In its first phase, the Caraculo facility will deliver 25 MW, and then double its capacity to 50 MW.
Additionally, the Quilemba power plant is expected to begin construction in 2022, with aims to begin commercial operations by 2024. The plant will have the capacity to produce 35 MW. The asset is owned, run and financed by French energy giant TotalEnergies in partnership with Sonangol and local renewables company Greentech – Angola Environment Technology.
In May 2022, President Lourenço approved a contract worth USD 1.02 billion for the development of new solar projects with the aim of electrifying 60 communes. Consecutively, US President Joe Biden announced the launch of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment in June 2022, which will see USD 200 billion put towards global infrastructure funded by the US Export Credit Agency. Among its initiatives is a partnership between the Angolan government and American project development companies Africa Global Schaffer and Sun Africa. Under the agreement, Sun Africa will develop 728 MW of solar mini-grids to provide electricity to more than 2 million people in southern Angola. The investment represents the largest mini-grid energy project in Africa.
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