Angola Launches 31.85MW Luau Solar Park to Power 20,000 Homes and Expand National Electrification
Angola’s President João Lourenço has inaugurated the Luau Photovoltaic Solar Park in Moxico Province, a major renewable energy project aimed at expanding electricity access in eastern Angola.
The facility features 54,912 solar panels and is expected to supply power to more than 20,500 households, benefiting around 94,000 people.
It has an installed capacity of 31.85 megawatts and 79 megawatt-hours of battery storage.
The project forms part of the national “Angola Energia 2025” programme, which seeks to electrify 60 rural communities across several provinces by 2027.
Authorities say it is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest public renewable energy initiatives, developed by MCA Group and financed by Standard Chartered Bank and Euler Hermes, with a total investment of about €1.027 billion.
During the inauguration, President Lourenço highlighted the importance of expanding electricity access for national development, industrial growth, and improved living standards.
He reaffirmed government plans to extend energy infrastructure across all 21 provinces, with solar power playing a key role in areas not connected to the national grid.
He also stressed that modern solar systems with energy storage will help ensure 24-hour electricity supply and support industrialisation by enabling local processing of raw materials.
Alongside energy expansion, the president reviewed ongoing road infrastructure works in eastern Angola and confirmed plans for a new road linking Lobito to Luau, parallel to the Lobito Corridor railway.
He also called on communities to protect energy infrastructure, warning against vandalism of what he described as strategic national assets.
