Electra is the main electricity and water company in Cape Verde.

It was founded as a public company on April 17, 1982 (under decree-law no.

37/1982) by the merger of Electricidade e Água do Mindelo (EAM - Mindelo Electricity and Water), Central Eléctrica da Praia (CEP - Praia Central Electricity) and Electricidade e Água do Sal (EAS - Sal Electricity and Water).

In December 1999 the majority of the stocks was sold to Portuguese companies: 30.6% to Electricidade de Portugal and 20.4% to Águas de Portugal.

[1] Since 2013, the company consists of three entities: Electra serves all islands of Cape Verde except Boa Vista, where electricity and water are produced and distributed by the public-private company Águas e Energia de Boavista.