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darth_nadoma OP t1_iumyxex wrote

Following the U.N. Climate Change Conference that took place in November
2021, the Angolan authorities have set an ambitious target to derive
70% of its energy matrixfrom renewable sources by 2025. While the
current national electrification rate is below 50%, the country has
plans to increase this to 60% by 2025, on the back of clean energy
development. Angola is home to abundant sunshine for much of the year,
with a global annual horizontal solar radiation estimated between 1,370
and 2,100 kWh per cubic meter per year. As a result, the country could
have as much as 55 GW of potential solar power capacity.

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Uh-yea-thatdudethere t1_iupo2xr wrote

I’m Angolan and I can for sure say the money planned for this will most surely definitely miraculously disappear before anything is done

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dontpet t1_iuqj9jy wrote

LoL. Sad to hear that. I've heard that even if it doesn't, it would only serve urban populations. The people that need solar electricity the most are outside the cities.

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Uh-yea-thatdudethere t1_iurr77e wrote

Bro even in the cities nothing is guaranteed, most peoples main power source is generators, YET we are still obligated to pay power bills even when they fail which is almost every month for days at a time. It’s really unreliable

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dontpet t1_iurs3ba wrote

Yeah. I hear electrical systems are a nightmare in a lot of African countries.

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FuturologyBot t1_iun3mhb wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/darth_nadoma:

Following the U.N. Climate Change Conference that took place in November
2021, the Angolan authorities have set an ambitious target to derive
70% of its energy matrixfrom renewable sources by 2025. While the
current national electrification rate is below 50%, the country has
plans to increase this to 60% by 2025, on the back of clean energy
development. Angola is home to abundant sunshine for much of the year,
with a global annual horizontal solar radiation estimated between 1,370
and 2,100 kWh per cubic meter per year. As a result, the country could
have as much as 55 GW of potential solar power capacity.

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