Construction of the Sonangol Research and Development Center is scheduled for completion in September 2023, we have learned.
The infrastructure, which ensures the sustainable development of the company and Angola's oil, gas and mining sector, is located on the outskirts of the town of Sumbe, in the coastal province of Cuanza Sul.
According to the national oil company, work on the Center has already reached 92% completion.
The infrastructure will provide research and specialized training for personnel in the fields of oil & gas, mining and renewable energies, with a focus on green hydrogen, biofuels and the strategic minerals of the future.
The center was recently visited by Sonangol's Executive Director, Joaquim Fernando, who saw the work in progress.
Sonangol's research and development center will support other infrastructures, such as laboratories, an administrative area, a conference room, residential buildings, warehouses for sample storage and a data center considered to be of high performance.
A clinic, restaurants, a commercial bank and other technical support infrastructures will also be built on site.