As of October 2022, Angola had total installed capacity of 6,019.7MW, a 4,947MW operating capacity and a peak demand of 2,186MW ¹.  Renewable energy contributes 63.9% of the current energy mix.  Hydropower contributes 58.7% while hybrid sources (solar/fossil fuel) constitute  0.6% and fossil fuels 36.1%. The identified renewable energy potential is from solar 16.3 GW, 3.9 GW wind power, and 18 GW hydropower. The country is targeting to add 800 MW of solar and wind by 2025. The national average energy access rate is 43% of a population of 32.5 million as 74% and 7% of the urban and rural population has access to energy respectively.   

The Ministry of Energy and Water (Ministério da Energia e Águas, MINEA) is responsible for policy planning and development, and the National Electricity Transmission Network (RNT) is the national utility responsible for electricity transmission network.  The National Electricity Production Company (PRODEL) is responsible for power generation while the National Electricity Distribution Company (ENDE) exclusively in charge of commercialization and distribution of electricity. The National Programme for Rural Electrification of Rural Areas (PNER) has the mandate of driving rural electrification. Angola is affiliated to the Regional Energy Regulators Association through the Instituto Regulador do Sector Eléctrico (IRSE) and it is a member of the Southern Africa Power Pool. The Ministry of Energy and Water is SACREEE’s National Focal Institution for Angola.

1. Southern Africa Power Pool, 2022