Energy in Cape Verde

As of 2016[update], 176,743 tonnes of fuel (about 3,550 barrels per day) were sold on the internal market.

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.

[2] Other smaller electricity producers are Cabeólica, which operates four wind parks, Águas de Ponta Preta on the island of Sal, and Electric Wind on Santo Antão.

[3] This coincides with aims to bring down energy import costs and help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

It also has the potential to utilize emerging technologies as ocean thermal energy conversion.