HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Capanda Hydroelectric Power Plant

Гидроэлектростанция Капанда
AngolaКапанда1987–2004Energy
A hydro scheme with a concrete dam and a 520 MW power plant on the Kwanza River. Construction agreements between Angola, the USSR and Brazil were signed in 1982; design and equipment supply were carried out by Soviet organisations (Zarubezhenergostroy, Technopromexport) and the civil works by the Brazilian firm Odebrecht. Construction began in 1987 and was interrupted by hostilities; the first unit started generating in January 2004.
Гидроузел с бетонной плотиной и ГЭС мощностью 520 МВт на реке Кванза. Договоры о строительстве между Анголой, СССР и Бразилией подписаны в 1982 году; проект и поставку оборудования выполняли советские организации (В/О «Зарубежэнергострой», «Технопромэкспорт»), строительные работы — бразильская фирма «Одебрешт». Строительство началось в 1987 году и прерывалось из-за военных действий; первый агрегат дал ток в январе 2004 года.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerRepublic of Angola (state power enterprises)
Acquisitionbuilt, 2004
StatusIn use
As of2022-02
According to Welcome to Angola (February 2022), the Capanda plant is in operation and is one of the country's three main hydroelectric stations.

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