Lomaum Dam is a privately owned hydroelectric dam on the
Catumbela River in the
Benguela province
Benguela ( umb, Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of and its capital is ...
of central
Angola
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. Completed in 1965, it initially produced of power, supplying electricity to the towns of
Lobito
Lobito is a Municipalities of Angola, municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
History
The city was founded in ...
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Benguela and
Huambo
Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: ''New Lisbon''), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo (Cens ...
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[ This dam was destroyed in 1983 by ]UNITA
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( pt, União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the Popular Movement for ...
after Angola gained independence.[ This resulted in widespread flooding and the death of ten people. In 1987, Portugal provided credit for the rehabilitation of this structure. Plans for rehabilitation and enlargement to a capacity of were made in 2008, with completion targeted for 2011.][
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See also
* Energy in Angola
Energy in Angola describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export from Angola. The energy policy of Angola reflects energy policy and the politics of Angola.
Biomass accounts for 58% of the country's energy consumption; oil ...
References
Dams completed in 1965
Energy infrastructure completed in 1965
Dams in Angola
Hydroelectric power stations in Angola
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