Cazenga power station

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Cazenga power station is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Cazenga, Luanda, Angola.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cazenga power station Cazenga, Luanda, Angola -8.814872, 13.306494 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -8.814872, 13.306494

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 pre-permit[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 100[3] combined cycle[2] 2025[4]

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
Unit 1 [100.0%]

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.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221013104158/http://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12324307_01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709020544/http://gestoenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ANGOLA-POWER-SECTOR-LONG-TERM-VISION.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220627074348/https://www.lerenovaveis.org/contents/lerpublication/MINEA_2014_AUG_Atlas_Energias_Renovaveis_Visao_Sector_Electrico.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118032356/https://angolaenergia2025.gestoenergy.com/en/conteudo/generation-0. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "gestoenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ANGOLA-POWER-SECTOR-LONG-TERM-VISION.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021.

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