Caculo Cabaça dam set to generate 2,172 MW from June 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Angolan ambassador to Nigeria José Zau praised Abuja’s longstanding support for the country’s 1975 independence during the 51st anniversary celebrations in Abuja. He announced that the Caculo Cabaça dam would come into operation in June 2027, raising the country’s electricity capacity from 6,400 to about 8,600 megawatts, according to Vanguard.
The Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric dam in Angola is due to come into operation in June 2027 with a capacity of at least 2,172 megawatts, José Zau, head of Angola’s diplomatic mission to Nigeria, Benin, Niger and ECOWAS, said in Abuja on Wednesday, according to Vanguard.
According to José Zau, the dam’s commissioning is expected to raise Angola’s total electricity generation capacity from 6,400 to about 8,600 megawatts. The diplomat also said that Angola and Nigeria are updating and expanding dozens of agreements and memoranda of understanding covering trade, transport, defence, cybersecurity and academic exchanges.
The announcement comes two days after reports that funding for Caculo Cabaça remains to be resolved. José Zau made the remarks during celebrations in Abuja marking the 51st anniversary of Angola’s independence.
