Lomaum Dam

The Lomaum Hydroelectric Power Plant was built on the Catumbela River, which is located in Benguela, in the municipality of Catumbela..

The construction of Lomaum took place between 1959 and 1964, when Angola was still under Portuguese colonial rule.
The project It consisted of building a concrete dam 20 meters high and 250 meters long, which resulted in the formation of a small reservoir with a surface area of 0.28 km² and a volume of 0.7 million cubic meters.

From the left bank of the reservoir, a 1.6 km long diversion tunnel follows, which turns into a 0.7 km long pressurized water pipeline. The turbine room was originally equipped with three Francis turbines—two 10 MW and one 15 MW.
Wastewater is immediately returned to the river. Another spectacle of nature are the giant granite mountains that form beautiful landscapes that serve as postcards and capture the imagination of those who take to the road.