Angolan President authorized the expenditure of 16.5 billion kwanzas (35.2 million euros) for demining services on access roads and geological and geophysical sampling areas in the Etosha/Okavango basin.
In Presidential Order 248/22, the Angolan President formalizes the opening of a simplified contracting procedure for the conclusion of two contracts.
The first contract is for the acquisition of demining services for access roads to the geological and geophysical data sampling areas in the eastern portions of the Etosha/Okavango basin worth 8.5 billion kwanzas (18.1 million euros).
In the second contract, demining services for access roads to the geological and geophysical sampling areas in the western portions of the Etosha/Okavango basin are procured at a value of eight billion kwanzas (17 million euros).
The expenses of the execution of these contracts are to be ensured with ANPG – National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels – own resources. The Etosha/Okavango basin includes the provinces of Cuando Cubango, Cunene, Moxico and Lunda-Sul, an area whose studies started in 2010 show the “strong possibility of occurrence of crude oil and natural gas,” according to ANPG.