In addition to this power plant, the government also wants to go ahead with the construction of seven other power plants. According to the announcement of the Secretary of State, António Belsa da Costa, the construction of all the plants will cost around 605 million dollars.
According to the person in charge, quoted by Macauhub, the construction of the plant in Saurimo is expected to last about a year and five months.
This project is at the top of the project's priorities, he said, adding that the plant will have a 400-megawatt transmission line and a 220-megawatt substation.
Claudio Pemessa, director of the provincial office of infrastructure and technical services of Lunda Sul, also cited by Macauhub, said that for Saurimo to improve energy supply needs at least 70 megawatts.
At the moment, the province has only 16 megawatts available that come from the Chicapa Hydroelectric Dam. However, given the high demand, this number is not enough to reach the entire population.
