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About 97% of Angola’s electricity generation comes
from hydroelectric sources that account for 3% of
total primary energy supply. The country’s electri-
fication rate is approximately 26% according to the
US Energy Information Administration. While An-
gola’s powerful rivers have the potential to gener-
ate 18 gigawatts of energy, the electricity installed
capacity as of 2008 was only of 1,16 gigawatts.
Electricity generation the same year was 3,94 Bil-
lion kilowatt while consumption reached 3,37 Bn
kilowatt. According to the United Nations, current
household electrification in Angola just reach 38%.
Angola ’s electricity is supplied through three sepa-
rate systems. The Northern System supplies the
provinces of Luanda , Bengo, Kuanza-Norte, Ma-
lange and Kuanza-Sul through the Cuanza River ,
while the Central System provides for the provinces
of Benguela, Huambo and parts of Bie using the
Catumbela River . The Southern System supplies
to Huila and Namibe using the Cunene River. An-
gola has 23 power stations, of which 15 are hydro-
electric.
The development priorities of state-owned ENE
(Empresa nacional de Electricidade) will focus on
repairing existing hydroelectric dams and complete
a thermal plant in the province of Congo.
Other plans are underway to convert some of the
natural gas into LNG for domestic electricity pro-
duction. The authorities are undertaking ambitious
effort to reverse the situation by rehabilitating and
expanding electricity generation, transmission and
distribution systems and building technical and
managerial capacity. Minister of State Carlos Feijo
announced the government would invest $18 billion
until 2016 to overhaul dams and power grids in the
country’s biggest power sector investment to date.
SONANGOL
- Sociedade Nacional de Combus-
tíveis de Angola, the national oil company of An-
gola established in 1976. Fully owned by the state,
Sonangol serves as the business arm of the Ango-
lan government. The company is the sole conces-
sionaire for the exploitation of liquid and gaseous
hydrocarbons in Angola’s subsoil and continental
platform. Business activities include prospecting,
research, development, marketing, production,
storage, transportation and refining of hydrocar-
bons and their derivatives. The group employs over
10,000 people.
Focusing on diversifying its business activities,
Sonangol has developed joint-ventures and estab-
lished companies that promote both the social de-
velopment of Angola and the expansion of Sonan-
gol. Prioritizing the management of hydrocarbons,
environmental protection and industrial safety, the
company has created a diversified business that is
centred around oil.
More than 30 subsidiaries and joint venture compa-
nies are now part of Group Sonangol. With a mixed
economic status, Sonangol has expanded its core
business into other activities and today is a self-
made multinational company.
Currently Sonangol’s key objectives are: to in-
crease oil production, boost international sales,
preserve the profitability and maximize its profits to
support development in Angola. To meet these ob-
jectives the company has been implementing since
2003 a comprehensive investment program aimed
at boosting in the long run the sector of exploration
and production and in the near future the activities
of refining and petrochemical production.
The mission of the company is to operate with
excellence in processes, offer quality in its products
and services while being aware that security and
well-being are fundamental to manage a daily oil
production of high quality.
MAIN OPERATORS
The 4 main operators in oil production are, Total,
BP, Chevron and Esso. Other operators include
Chinangol, Petrobras, ENI, Statoil, GE Oil & Gas,
Shell, Galp, Norsk-Hydro, Tullow Oil, CNOOC, Sin-
opec, Prodoil, Petrogal, Force Petroleum, Ajocco,
Svenska, Naftaplin, Naftgas, Devon Energy, Mara-
thon Oil, Petronas, and Repsol.
There is a plethora of well known international and
local service providers to the Oil & gas industry
with excellent perspectives of growth. The scope
Helicopter on Plutonio. Photo credit BP
ELECTRICITY