Caculo Cabaça Hydroelectric Power Station is a 2,172 megawatts (2,913,000 hp) hydroelectric power station under construction in Angola. When completed, it will be bigger than the 2,070 megawatts (2,780,000 hp) Laúca Hydroelectric Power Station, the largest power station in the country, as of July 2017.[1]

Caculo Cabaça Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Angola showing the location of Caculo Cabaça Power Station.
Country	Angola
Location	São Pedro da Quilemba, Cuanza Norte Province
Coordinates	09°46′50″S 14°32′58″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Under construction
Owner(s)	Government of Angola
Operator(s)	Gezhouba Group & Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kwanza River
Turbines	4 x 543 MW
Installed capacity	2,172 megawatts (2,913,000 hp)

Location

The power station is located at the village of São Pedro da Quilemba, near the city of Dondo, in Cuanza Norte Province.[2] This location is approximately 195 kilometres (121 mi), by road, southeast of Luanda, the capital and largest city of Angola.[3] The geographical coordinates of Caculo Cabaça Hydroelectric Power Station are: 09°46'50.0"S, 14°32'58.0"E (Latitude:-9.780556; Longitude:14.549444).[4]

Overview

In August 2017, construction began on this power station, by the selected contractor, China Gezhouba Group Company Limited, with partial funding from the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). The planned generation capacity at Caculo Cabaça is 2,172 megawatts, to be used in Angola and for export to the countries in the Southern African Power Pool.[2]

Construction is expected to last at least 80 months.[1] In October 2019, the Angola Press News Agency reported that commercial commissioning of this power station was expected in 2024.[5]

The main dam will be 103 metres (338 ft) in height, with crest width of 553 metres (1,814 ft), creating a reservoir lake that measures 16.3 kilometres (10 mi) in length, with a surface area of 16.6 square kilometres (6 sq mi).[6]

Construction costs

The total project cost is budgeted at US $4.5 billion, 85 percent of which was borrowed from ICBC. The construction company, Gezhouba Group, will own, operate and maintain the power station for at least four years after commercial commissioning. During those four years, China Gezhouba will train Angolan technicians on how to manage the power station. An estimated 10,000 workers are expected to be hired during the construction phase.[1]

See also

• List of power stations in Angola

References

External links

• Angola Hydropower Country Profile

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[fr] Barrage de Caculo Cabaça