Fernando Prioste, CEO of COBA Group, talks to The Energy Year about Angola''s potential for deploying pumped-storage hydroelectricity and hydrogen solutions as it develops a robust
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Generation Capacity With a current installed capacity of approximately 5,01 GW, three power stations primarily power Angola; Laúca (1000 MW), Capanda (520 MW) and Cambambe (960 MW), as hydroelectric plants generate nearly two-thirds of Angola’s electricity. Meanwhile, the Luanda OCGT power plant is the only operating gas turbine in the country.
Meanwhile, the Luanda OCGT power plant is the only operating gas turbine in the country. To meet rising demand, Angola will install 9,900 MW of capacity, with a focus on natural gas and hydropower.
In the past decade, energy consumption in Angola has skyrocketed, with an annual growth rate of more than 15 percent due to higher living standards, government efforts to expand electricity coverage and an increase in available generation capacity.
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