At a glance

The most current data presented in the country’s Action Agenda states that  over 90% of the population has access to electricity, while over 70% of the population had access to clean cooking solutions in 2013. Meanwhile, renewable energy use accounted for 20% of total electricity output.

The country is a ECOWAS member and, with the rest of the region, adopted a concerted approach to the implementation of the SEforALL Country Action, with the development of the Action Agenda alongside the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action Plans, and their formal adoption. The government aims to reach universal access to both electricity and clean cooking solutions by 2020. The government also set a 100% renewable energy objective by 2020 and has adopted and internalized efficient practices for energy production and consumption, which is expected to lead to a 20% reduction in final energy demand by 2030.

In order to implement the SEforALL agenda, an Energy Agency is planned to oversee all governance functions, coordination, implementation and monitoring and evaluation, beyond the general direction of the energy and regulatory agency. This new institution will be the main instrument of intervention and dynamization of activities and behavioral changes, leading to better management of the country’s energy consumption and production.

Location

Map of Cabo Verde

Country contacts

Rito Évora

National Director Industry, Commerce and Energy

SEforALL Action Agenda Objectives2030
Electricity Access, national100%
Access to clean cooking, national 100%
Renewable Energy Output100%
Energy Efficiency-20% by 2030
Country Action DocumentsStatus
Rapid AssessmentFinalized
Action AgendaFinalzed
Investment ProspectusUnder Development

Country statistics

Series2010201220142016
Access to electricity (% of population)81.1%85.0%85%90.1%
Urban (% of urban population)90.6%92.9%88.7%93.5%
Rural (% of rural population)65.8%71.3%77.8%83.4%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population)67.3%69.1%68.4%73.5%
Population, total0.5 Million0.5 Million0.5 Million0.5 Million
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)----
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)1.2%18.4%22.2%18.6%
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)--559.9603.1
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