MCA Group, a Portugal-based engineering and infrastructure developer, has energised a 25.40 MWp off-grid solar plant with 75.26 MWh of energy storage system in Cazombo. The company stated that the installation has supplied clean energy to more than 136,000 people. Standard Chartered, a UK-based financial institution, structured the financing with support from Euler Hermes, a Germany-based export credit agency. PRODEL Ep, an Angola-based public electricity producer, was responsible for project oversight and coordination. MCA Group stated that the system reduced dependence on diesel-based generation in the region. The company noted that the facility formed part of Angola’s rural electrification programme involving multiple solar and storage sites. MCA added that additionalmini-grids were planned across interior provinces.