The Quilemba Solar Power Station is a planned

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plant in

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. The power station is in the development stage, by a

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comprising ''Total Eren'', a subsidiary of

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, the French oil conglomerate, in collaboration with Greentech-Angola Environment Technology and

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, the Angolan energy parastatal.

Location

The power station is located in the city of

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, the capital of Angola's

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, in southwest Angola, approximately , by road, south of

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, the country's capital.

Overview

The power station is designed to have generation capacity of 35 megawatts. Its output is intended to be sold directly to the ''Empresa Rede Nacional de Transporte de Electricidade'' (RNT), the national electricity transportation utility company, for integration into the national grid, under a long-term power purchase agreement. On 30 November 2020, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by the developers of this power station and the

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for the design, financing, construction and operation of Quilemba Solar Power Station, with generation capacity of 35 megawatts. The Angolan government is in the process of expanding national electricity generation from the current (2021) 5.01 GW to 9.9 GW by 2025, of which 800 MW is sourced from renewable sources.

Developers

The table below illustrates the corporate entities who own a stake in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) company ''"Quilemba Solar Company"'': As of April 2021, discussions are ongoing, seeking the participation of

, the national oil company of Angola, in the development consortium. In October 2021, Sonangol agreed to take a 30 percent shareholding in ''Quilemba Solar Company'', the SPV company.

Benefits

The energy generated by this power station is expected to reduce the country's electricity deficit and to increase the proportion of the Angolan population who are connected to grid electricity.

References

External links

Overview of Electricity Energy Sector In Angola
As of December 2018.

As of 15 October 2021. {{Authority control Solar power stations in Angola Buildings and structures in Huíla Province Renewable energy power stations in Angola