The construction of the aforementioned plant, which lasted one year, cost the State coffers 19 million and 600 thousand North American dollars, as part of the energy generation program with renewable sources in isolated areas and will benefit 12 thousand inhabitants in the first phase, out of the planned 70 thousand.
The new plant, which includes a thermal area with four generators of 750 kilowatts each and a two kW solar (photovoltaic) system, pumping system and fuel tanks, has been undergoing tests for a few months, and is already benefiting homes and public lighting.
This plant reinforces production capacity in the municipality, which has reduced capacity generator sets.
On the occasion, the minister told the population that his sector will provide free connections, but that each citizen has the obligation to pay for the energy consumed to generate more revenue and allow investment in similar projects in other regions.
Angop learned that the Bocoio hybrid plant could supply energy to the potentially agricultural commune of Monte-Belo (considered the largest supplier of pineapple in the country), which appears to be a privileged area within the framework of the Provincial Development Plan 2017/ 2022, and due to the fact that the construction of a fruit concentrate processing factory is underway. Bocoio is a town with an area of 5,612 square kilometers, has 154,446 inhabitants and is limited to the north by the municipalities of Sumbe and Cassongue, to the east by Balombo, to the south by Lobito, Catumbela and Benguela.
It is made up of the municipalities of Bocoio (tchissandji), Chila, Monte Belo, Passe and Cubal do Lumbo.
In the province of Benguela, the process of installing the transport system from the Lomaun hydroelectric plant to the municipal headquarters of Cubal, measuring approximately 42 kilometers, is underway, which could supply the municipalities of Cubal, Ganda and Caimbambo.
The province's energy sector has been one of the provincial government's bets given its importance for development, and since May 24th the coast has been supplied through interconnection with the North system (Cambambe-Laúca), generating around 100 megawatts , which has enabled savings in companies and improvements in home supply
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