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out according to social, economic and political
objectives. The main goal is to create the National
Data Bank on the Angolan small hydropower potential
in 2008-2013. 8
The programme will implement up to 50 projects to
the preliminary and feasibility study stage and
construct 30 hydropower schemes. Up to 20 pico- and
micro-units are expected to be imported during this
period and will be sold to small rural consumers.
Furthermore, the programme wants to develop
conditions for the launching of siderurgical (iron- and
steel-works), metal-mechanic and electric industries
for the local manufacturing of some components. In
terms of population welfare, more than 4.4 million
people in local and rural areas from 15 provinces will
benefit from the programme and more than 7,000
permanent and temporary jobs will be created. The
total cost of the programme (2008-2013) is estimated
at more than US$900 million. The Government will be
responsible for 60 per cent and private investment
should cover the rest (40 per cent). 8
7. Hydro World (2011). Angola: 150 small hydropower
projects planned, 7 July. Available from
www.hydroworld.com/articles/2011/07/angola--150-
small.html
8. Unknown (2008). Development of Small Hydro
Power in Angola. Paper presented at the Seminar on
Small Hydro Power and Sustainable Development of
Rural Communities, 21 April- 5 May. Hangzhou.
9. Ventura, J. (2012). Ministry creates legislation on
renewable energy, Angola Press, 5 September.
Available from
www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/socied
ade/2012/4/19/Ministry-creates-legislationrenewable-energy,4ea45b12-2bbb-47fc-beeda94054b576c3.html.
Accessed December 2012.
Renewable energy policy
The Angolan Ministry of Energy and Water Affairs is
responsible for the National Energy Policy, including
the promotion of renewable energy sources. In
September 2012, the Ministry indicated that it was in
the process of creating legislation to regulate the
renewable energy sector. The idea behind it was to
deploy renewable sources to enable the expansion of
electricity to homes in need and to ensure that
citizens pay a fair price for energy. 9
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