Chinese company wants to reduce drinking water shortages in Luanda, Angola

In a statement released Monday, a subsidiary of CEEC, the Guangxi Hydroelectric Construction Bureau Co Ltd, said it had signed a contract with the National Water Directorate under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola.

The contract provides for the construction of a station in the Benfica area that can store up to 2,500 cubic meters of water and distribute 1,300 cubic meters of water per hour.

The project foresees the installation of a distribution network and supply points for the population and may also function as a water treatment plant in an emergency.

The CEEC guaranteed that the project would “not only meet the daily demand of the residents” of Benfica but also “partially solve the supply shortage in some urban areas of Luanda.

The Chinese group said that the contract also provides for the installation of rainwater drainage equipment, helping to “reduce losses” caused in the Angolan capital by chronic flooding during the rainy season between September and May.

In April, heavy rain led to rising water levels in retention basins, the progression of ravines in some municipalities, flooded homes, and flooded and impassable streets in Luanda.

CEEC said the project should be completed in about ten months.

In 2019, CEEC announced the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Megaruma River to strengthen the water supply to Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique.

In the same year, the group signed a contract with Eletricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to design and install an electricity transmission and transformation network in Mozambique.

With information from Lusa

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