Cape Verde
power plants.
Cape Verde has 4 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 0.1 GW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on oil — 94.6% of tracked capacity (0.1 GW), with solar a distant second at 5.4%. The largest single plant we track is Palmarejo (66 MW).
Cape Verde electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in Cape Verde
Frequently asked questions
Where does Cape Verde get its electricity?
Across the 4 plants in our catalog, Cape Verde's tracked capacity is led by oil at 94.6% (0.1 GW), then solar at 5.4%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Cape Verde?
The largest plant we track in Cape Verde is Palmarejo, a oil facility with 66 MW of capacity. Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 3 other Cape Verde plants.
How many power plants does Cape Verde have?
Our catalog tracks 4 power plants in Cape Verde, totalling 0.1 GW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see Cape Verde's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search Cape Verde to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.