In Angola, Quilonga Grande to supply 5 million people
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mercado
Illustrative image · Alexey Demidov · Pexels · Licence PexelsLuanda’s largest water supply system, Quilonga Grande, is due to be inaugurated in early December and will supply around five million residents of the Angolan capital. Energy and Water Minister João Baptista Borges set the deadline during a site visit, according to Mercado.
The Quilonga Grande water supply system, in Angola’s Icolo e Bengo province, is due to be inaugurated during the first week of December and supply around five million residents of the Luanda region. Energy and Water Minister João Baptista Borges asked teams on Monday to speed up work without compromising its quality, reports Mercado.
The project provides for a production capacity of 518,000 cubic metres of water per day, 107 kilometres of water supply pipelines and a reservoir of more than 185,000 cubic metres. It is due to serve Cacuaco, Viana, Mulenvos, Calumbo, Cabiri, Sequele, Bom Jesus and Catete, among others. The priority is now the installation of the pipelines that will carry treated water to distribution centres, according to Mercado.
The Bita project, scheduled for mid-2027, is then expected to provide water to 2.5 million people. The two systems are expected to add 7.5 million consumers to the Greater Luanda water network, according to an announcement by President João Lourenço on 22 October.
João Baptista Borges has been Energy and Water Minister since late 2011. Among the major projects completed under his responsibility are the Ndúe and Calucuve dams, inaugurated on 5 September in Cunene province. The facilities can respectively store 170 million and 141 million cubic metres of water, according to Mercado.
