Angolan authorities inaugurated a 25.3 MW photo voltaic park constructed by MCA and Sun Africa in Portugal. The undertaking is the fourth of seven installations constructed for the Angolan authorities, with a mixed capability of 370 MW.
Patrick Jowett
in Angola The Ministry of Energy and Water inaugurated a 25.3 MW photo voltaic park within the province of Moxico.
Portugal’s MCA, in consortium with US-based Sun Africa, is constructing the Luena Photovoltaic Park in jap Angola. The €37 million ($39.9 million) undertaking has about 44,000 photo voltaic panels and can provide electrical energy to round 60,000 folks.
The photo voltaic park is the fourth of seven installations constructed by MCA for the Angolan authorities. All seven are anticipated to be operational by the top of the yr, with a complete capability of 370 MW. The first photo voltaic undertaking was accomplished in August 2022.
The installations are a part of the Energia Angola 2025 plan, which goals to diversify the nation’s power combine to make sure that round 77% of the agricultural inhabitants has entry to electrical energy.
According to statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Angola had 310 MW of deployed photo voltaic on the finish of final yr, up from 285 MW in 2022.
Last yr, Angola’s Ministry of Finance secured €1.29 billion to finance the development of 48 hybrid PV techniques in six Angolan provinces. MCA manages and constructs the tasks.
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