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Power plants in Cape Verde

A directory of 4 power plants in Cape Verde with a combined installed capacity of 93 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

4power plants
93MW total capacity
2fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Cape Verde)

Oil: 3 plants3OilSolar: 1 plants1Solar

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Cape Verde electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

462gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
30.8%low-carbon electricity
30.8%renewables
69.2%fossil fuels
Oil: 69 % of electricity69OilSolar: 15 % of electricity15SolarWind: 15 % of electricity15Wind

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Cape Verde

#PlantFuelMW
1PalmarejoOil66
2Palmeira ElectraOil12
3PraiaOil10
4PraiaSolar5

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