The Luena Solar Power Station is a

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plant under construction in Luena,

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. The power station is in development by a

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comprising ''MCA Group'', a Portuguese engineering and construction conglomerate, and ''Sun Africa'', a renewable energy project developer based in Miami, Florida, United States.

Location

The power station is located near the town of Luena, the capital of Angola's

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, in eastern Angola, approximately , by road, southeast of

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, the country's capital.

Overview

The solar park is a ground-mounted solar panel design comprising 43,000 solar photovoltaic panels, with total generation capacity of 26.906 megawatts. The renewable energy infrastructure facility is owned by the Ministry of Energy and Water, Angola. Following commercial commissioning the power station is expected to be operated by Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade (PRODEL-EP), the national electricity generation company. The construction site is reported to measure .

Developers

The table below illustrates the corporate entities who own a stake in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) company ''"Luena Solar Consortium"'', which won the contract to develop the power station.

Construction and cost

Construction began in 2022 and commercial commissioning is expected in 2024. The construction cost is reported as US$39.129 million (€36.973 million).

Other considerations

The power generated by the power station is expected to supply the town of Luena, which was supplied in the past by aging "fossil fuel sources". The solar farm is expected to reduce fuel consumption by approximately 19,515 liters daily, the fuel consumption of the area's thermal power plants.

References

External links

Overview of Electricity Energy Sector In Angola
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