Does Cape Verde have electricity?

Cape Verde has but one electricity company (Electra) and Cape Verde has one of the highest electricity prices in the world. Furthermore, the electric system is inefficient and registers energy losses of around 30%.

What percentage of Cape Verde residents have broadband?

Values above 100 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection. Cape Verde is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 74 percent of all residents have access to the internet.

How much does Cape Verde spend on mobile telephony?

However, this is already quite a high consumption in a worldwide comparison. If one does not take a fixed amount in US dollars, but converts it to the economic output per inhabitant, a user in Cape Verde spends 2.1% of his income on mobile telephony. Worldwide, this rate is around 5.3 percent.

Does Cape Verde have a good internet connection?

Cape Verde is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 74 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 7 percent have their own fast internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s).

How fast is broadband Internet in Cape Verde?

With an average download speed of 19.83 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Cape Verde ranks 133rd in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 12.02 Mbit/second (127th place). The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in February 2025 from 154 countries.

Is Cape Verde a viable alternative to fossil fuels?

Solid waste can also represent an adequate option while ocean and geothermic energy are being tested, with uncertainties remaining as to their efficiency. Cape Verde has an estimated potential of 2,600 MW of renew-able energy, and more than 650 MW have been studied in concrete projects, which have lower production costs than fossil fuels.