Cape Verde electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Cape Verde is
CVE 31.760 per kWh or USD 0.343.
The electricity price for businesses is
CVE 20.300 kWh or
USD 0.219.
These retail prices were collected in June 2025 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from December 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Agência Reguladora Multissetorial da Economia (ARME), Electra del Norte
Electricity price analysis for Cape Verde
- Residential electricity prices in Cape Verde are 190.63% of the world average electricity price and 247.79% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Cape Verde are 126.01% of the world average price and 166.46% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 156.45% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Cape Verde are 130.39% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 86.39% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Cape Verde
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Cape Verde is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 83.72%,
wind 13.95%,
solar 2.33%,
hydro 0.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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