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Probetao’s factory is located in Viana
The new stadium of Luanda was built to host the African Cup of Nations 2010
More developments in ports, airports and railway
complete the transport capacity: as for rail net-
works, Ango-Ferro 2000 is the most important pro-
ject worth mentioning. It involves the rehabilitation
of 3,100 km of railway, 8,000 km of extensions,
36 bridges and rehabilitation and construction of
100 stations and 150 new substations. US$ 4 Bn
have been invested to re-launch the Luanda Ma-
lange railway, back to operation in 2011. Luanda’s
Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro was granted US$ 74 M,
raising the capacity to approximately 3,6 million
passengers a year. Another international airport lo-
cated in Viana is under construction. Considerable
amounts of money have been injected to improve
the capacity of the ports of Luanda, Lobito, Cabinda
and Namibe.
One of the most striking project is Nova Baía de
Luanda. Titanic works are undergoing in the bay of
Luanda. Led by Soares da Costa and Mota Engil,
the project is divided in 2 phases and includes the
enlargement of Marginal, the Kianda bridge to con-
nect Marginal to Ilha do Cabo, pedestrians zones,
parking, 126,000 km2 of green spaces and the con-
struction of areas of leisure. The project will finalize
in 2012 and will considerably reduce the congestion
that characterizes Luanda. Once achieved, Baia de
Luanda will be undoubtefully the showcase of An-
gola.
POWER INFRASTRUCTURE
Angola used to export energy neighbouring coun-
tries. Today, only 20% of the population have ac-
cess to electric power and Luanda continues to
experience frequent blackouts. 2/3 of the gener-
ated electricity comes from hydroelectric plants,
the last third is generated by conventional thermal
systems. Hydroelectric and nuclear energy indus-
tries are possible but with significant investments.
Hydroelectric power sources hold the greatest and
cleanest potential for investment.
Minister of State, Carlos Feijo, announced plans to
invest US$ 18 billion in the sector thanks to a spe-
cial oil fund. The plan is to boost capacity to 7,000
MW by 2017 through exploiting the vast hydro-
power potential by financing generation capacity,
hydropower dams and the upgrade and expansion
of the power grid. Target is to end all power cuts in
the country by 2016. In 2011, close to US$ 1,3 Bn
or 3% of the total budget will be spent on energy.
The hydroelectricity facility at Capanda on the
Cuanza River has the potential to generate 520
MW. Estimates suggest approximately 150 simi-
lar hydroelectric facilities could be built on Angola’s
vast river network. Other major projects includethe
Cambambe hydro-electric power plant and other
units along the Kwanza river.
In January 2009, CMEC/CMIC signed a US$ 298 M
contract for the “Electrification Project for Southern
Suburbs of Luanda in Angola”. It entails building
substations, transmission lines and power distribu-
tion facilities in the municipal district. The project
will boost electricity supply in Luanda.