Luanda — The water levels in the reservoir of Laúca hydroelectric dam are this reaching this Tuesday the quota of 800 meters in high, which will allow in the next days the tests of the first turbine with capacity to generate 334 Megawatts. The official reiterated that the Lauca filling will only be completed in the next rainy season, when it reaches the quota of three billion cubic meters of water. The Lauca dam, which will have a capacity to generate 2.070 megawatts, will allow the interconnection of the north, central and southern electrical system of the country. Laúca reservoir began to be filled on March 11, in a ceremony led by the President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos. The construction works on the dam on the Kwanza River in Malanje province since 2012 is estimated at 4.5 billion US dollars.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 25, 2017 06:56 UTC