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Portuguese group MCA energized an off-grid renewable energy system encompassing 75.26 MWh of battery storage alongside 25.40 MW of solar in Angola.<\/p>\n
Billed as the nation\u2019s first and Africa\u2019s largest off-grid renewable energy system, the Cazombo Photovoltaic Park has been designed to rely on solar in the day and its battery bank for night-time supply, ensuring no fossil fuels are consumed.<\/p>\n
The project is set to benefit more than 136,000 people living in the Angolan municipality of Cazombo, the capital of the Moxico Leste province in the east of the country.<\/p>\n
A statement from MCA says the area has previously faced significant challenges in energy supply, before adding that the solar-plus-storage site represents \u201cthe first major source of electricity production and distribution in the region, democratizing access and promoting efficiency and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n
The site is the first to be delivered under Angola\u2019s Rural Electrification Project, a government initiative developing solar power plants combined with battery storage to create autonomous minigrids in off-grid locations.<\/p>\n
Financing for the Cazombo project came from the British Standard Chartered Bank with support from German export agency Euler Hermes, which granted a guarantee of around \u20ac1 billion ($1.16 million) reinsured by Portuguese and Korean export agencies Cosec and K Sure.<\/p>\n
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