The first turbine at Angola’s Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant is expected to enter service in June 2027, according to the schedule announced during a government site visit on October 17. Located on the Kwanza River, the project has planned installed capacity of 2,172 megawatts. Overall progress stands at 57.48%, while completion of all work is now targeted for August 2029.
A 600 MW solar project, estimated at $650 million, is advancing near Lake Kariba as water allocations for hydropower are expected to fall 36% in 2027. Its financing and timetable still need clarification.
Facing load shedding, Lilongwe is reviving the coal option while advancing a major hydropower tender. These parallel choices reveal the urgency of increasing supply, as well as the challenge of reconciling reliability, costs, financing and the climate pathway.
Hydropower converts moving water into electric current. Depending on the installation, a river's flow can pass through turbines, a dam can store water to generate during peak hours, or a pumped-storage plant can return some of the electricity consumed to lift water. The world's leading renewable source of electricity generation, hydropower provides grid flexibility but depends on water resources and can permanently transform ecosystems and territories.
Madagascar and Volobe’s partners have signed six optimization measures. The hydropower project still needs to clear financing, tariff and construction milestones.
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