Portuguese group MCA has powered an off-grid renewable energy system in Angola that includes 75.26 MWh of battery storage and 25.40 MW of solar energy.
Billed as the country’s first and Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system, the Cazombo Photovoltaic Park is designed to rely on solar energy during the day and the battery bank for nighttime energy supply, ensuring no fossil fuels are consumed.
The project will benefit more than 136,000 people living in the Angolan municipality of Cazombo, the capital of Moxico Leste province in the east of the country.
A statement from MCA said the area has previously faced significant energy supply challenges, before adding that the solar and storage site “represents the region’s first major source of electricity production and distribution, democratizing access and promoting efficiency and stability.”
The site is the first to be delivered under the Angola Rural Electrification Project, a government initiative that develops solar power plants in combination with battery storage to create autonomous mini-grids in off-grid locations.
Financing for the Cazombo project came from Britain’s Standard Chartered Bank with support from German export agency Euler Hermes, which provided a guarantee of approximately €1 billion ($1.16 million), reinsured by Portuguese and Korean export agencies Cosec and K Sure.
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