US backs Angola plan to process critical minerals, export power

Lobito railway runs from Lobito, on Angola’s Atlantic coast, to ports in the DRC and Zambia. Credit: Ministry of Transport, Angola

“Angola and the United States are aligned on all the major points related to energy access, energy security, decarbonization, and critical minerals,” US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said at an online media briefing Tuesday. Ex-Im closed a $900 million loan for solar farms in Angola built by US developer Sun Africa, “which is committed to using non-Chinese components,” according to Pyatt. The bank’s board referred to Congress for notification a $1.6 billion project with the same developer to construct mini-grids and clean water projects across the country.

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