Angola inaugurated its first solar‑plus‑storage minigrid, representing the start of a wider programme to expand reliable electricity to rural and underserved communities. The facility, called Cazombo Photovoltaic Park, is located in Moxico Leste, a newly created province in eastern Angola. The. . The first of 46 solar minigrids planned in Angola has been inaugurated by João Baptista Borges, the African country's Minister of Energy and Water. Borges attended a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event at the project site in Angola's Moxico Leste province last week, alongside the province's governor. . The Quilemba Solar Power Station is a planned 35 MW (47,000 hp) solar power plant in Angola. The power station is in the development stage, by a consortium comprising Total Eren, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, the French oil conglomerate, in collaboration with Greentech-Angola Environment. . Angola's solar energy program has reached a milestone with the completion of seven photovoltaic plants that collectively underscore the country's pivot toward renewable power and away from diesel-based generation. The Caraculo Solar Power Station in Namibe Province has officially commenced operations. .