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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. 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.
Cape Verde is a net importer of energy, with no significant fossil energy resources. As of 2016, 176,743 tonnes of fuel (about 3,550 barrels per day) were sold on the internal market. Electricity production was 443 GWh in 2016, of which 81% from thermal power, 17% from wind power and 1.4% from solar power.
ELECTRA is a company owned by the Cape Verdean Government (85%) and Cape Verde Municipalities (15). The largest power station is located in the country’s capital (City of Praia) with an installed capacity of 31 MW, followed by the Electra Power Station in Mindelo (18.3 MW) and Sal (9 MW).
The largest power station in Cape Verde is located in the City of Praia with an installed capacity of 31 MW.
The General Electricity Company (GECOL) announced, Friday, that work is underway to establish a new power station south of Tripoli by German-Turkish companies. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) denied in a statement on Sunday reports about the failure to supply power stations with the required quantities of fuel and gas, stress
Spare parts and filters for the Ruwais and South Tripoli power stations have arrived at Tripoli seaport on Thursday. The General Electricity Company has announced the launch of a project to produce electricity at the Zawiya Dual Power Plant, without use of fuel.
The General Electricity Company's warehouses received shipments of spare parts designated for the Sarir and West Tripoli power stations. The Ministry of Interior reported the shutdown of a factory in Wadi Al-Rabee used for smelting stolen copper and aluminium electrical wires.
The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has urged the Korean Hyundai to resume its work on the West Tripoli Steam Power Station, intended to produce 1,400 megawatts.  Hakomitna platform has announced the arrival of a shipment loaded with 25 packages supplied by an American company at the General Electricity Company’s warehouses to comp