Matala is a 40 MW hydro power plant located in Angola. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
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
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
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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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