List of companies processing solar cells in Cape Verde

What is the energy sector in Cape Verde?

Cape Verde energy sector is strongly characterized by consumption of fossil fuels (derived oil-primary imported oil), biomass (wood) and use of renewable energy particularly wind and solar power.

Does Cabo Verde have electricity?

Access to electricity in Cabo Verde reached 93% in 2018 from 87.1% in 2012 though in rural areas access remains below the national average (83.1%). Renewable energy accounts for 20.3% of total supply and an electricity sector Master Plan (2018-2040) was designed to help achieve 50% of renewable energy generation by 2030.

What currency does Cape Verde use?

Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, which has led it to link its currency (the Cape Verdean escudo) first to the Portuguese escudo and, in 1999, to the euro. This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country.

Where does Cape Verde's GDP come from?

Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has been steadily growing since the late 1990s, and it is now officially considered a country of average development, being only the second country to have achieved such transition, after Botswana in 1994.

Where is Cape Verde located?

Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the coast of West Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).