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Power Plants in Angola

Angola has 17 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 100th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 9 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 4.6 GW across 8 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW).

The largest owner-operators are PRODEL (5), Sonagás (2) and Sun Africa LLC (2) — PRODEL alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Angola's power plants in service predate 2017 (median commissioning year of the 7 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Cambambe I hydroelectric plant, dating from 1962. 9 are in the pipeline, led by Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW), under construction. They account for 14% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Angola.

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17
Power Plant in Angola
#100
of 155 countries
4.6 GW
Operating capacity
9
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Angola's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2017 · oldest Cambambe I hydroelectric plant (1962) · newest Biópio solar farm (2022) · 7 of 17 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Angola?
OverWatts maps 17 power plants in Angola — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 100th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Angola?
Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant, at 2.2 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Angola's power plants have?
About 4.6 GW operating across 8 plants, with a further 5.0 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Angola?
PRODEL is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 17 (29%). Next are Sonagás (2), Sun Africa LLC (2) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (1).
How old are Angola's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2017, across the 7 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Cambambe I hydroelectric plant (1962); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Angola?
9 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW), Lobito power station (750 MW) and Soyo power station (750 MW).

Other asset classes in Angola

Oil & Gas Field 74Pipeline 7Cement Plant 7Refinery 3Iron & Steel Plant 3LNG Terminal 2Interconnector 2Iron Ore Mine 2Export Terminal 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335