Cazenga power station

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Cazenga power station is a power station in pre-construction in Cazenga, Luanda, Angola.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cazenga power station Cazenga, Luanda, Angola -8.8149, 13.3065 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -8.81487, 13.30649


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 pre-construction[2] gas[2] 100 MW[3] combined cycle[2] - - -

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.


Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 - -


Background

The Cazenga power plant currently operates 5 units that run on diesel and fuel-oil. Angola's "Long Term Plan" for their power sector involved the replacement of two of these units with a 100 MW gas-fired turbine, with the rest to retire by 2025.[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. "openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12324307_01.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "gestoenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ANGOLA-POWER-SECTOR-LONG-TERM-VISION.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021.
  3. "www.lerenovaveis.org/contents/lerpublication/MINEA_2014_AUG_Atlas_Energias_Renovaveis_Visao_Sector_Electrico.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021.
  4. "gestoenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ANGOLA-POWER-SECTOR-LONG-TERM-VISION.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021.

Additional data

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