AGO

Matala — 40 MW Hydroelectric

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Matala is a 40 MW hydro power plant located in Angola. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
40 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade

Operator

Location
-14.73, 15.03

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#3,470
largest %s worldwide
#15,126
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
40 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade
Country
AGO
Coordinates
-14.733, 15.033
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,364 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
269,107 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

731
cars / year
449
homes / year
152,902
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Matala is a 40 MW hydroelectric power plant in Angola, commissioned by Empresa Pública de Produção de Electricidade.

Ranked #3 of 5 hydro plants in Angola, this facility’s 40 MW accounts for 2.58% of Angola’s total hydro capacity of 1,551 MW. The largest hydro plant in Angola is Cambambe at 960 MW, making this facility 24 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The plant is located in the Kwanza Sul province, approximately 150 km from the capital city of Luanda.

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