Angolan head of State João Lourenço arrived Friday (12) in north-eastern Malanje province to assess the functioning of the main undertakings in the energy and water sector.
At the airport, the Head of State was received by the local governor, Marcos Nhunga.
Ministers, provincial government members and traditional authorities also welcomed the Statesman at the local airport .
The Angolan President will visit Laúca, one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the country, with an area of 24,000 hectares and a reservoir of 188 square kilometers to see how it works.
The construction of this project cost 4 billion US dollars.
The visit to Laúca will be witnessed by the Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, other members of the Angolan Executive and local authorities.
João Lourenço will also visit Capanda, a hydroelectric plant with a power station inaugurated in 2004.
Capanda has four turbines, with an installed power of 130 megawatts, each, making 520 MW altogether, half of the installed capacity in Laúca.
Malanje province comprises 14 municipalities (Cacuso, Cahombo, Calandula, Cambundi-Catembo, Cangandala, Kiwaba Nzoji, Kunda-Dya-Baze, Luquembo, Malanje, Marimba, Massango, Mucari, Quela and Quirima).
Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)