Energy

On the 16th and 17th, a workshop was held on the reform of Cape Verde’s electricity sector, focusing on the privatization of the Cape Verde Electricity Production Company (EPEC) and the Cape Verde Electricity Distribution Company (EDEC). During the workshop, the commercial structure and revenue models of the companies were discussed, as well as EPEC’s …

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The Mid-Term Evaluation Mission of the Renewable Energy and Improved Energy Efficiency in Public Services (REIUP) Project, which runs from October 14 to 18, 2024, aims to carry out a detailed review of the project’s progress and ensure that the targets set are being met as planned. On the first day of the mission, the …

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The Mission to Support the Implementation and Preparation of Additional Financing for the Renewable Energy and Improved Energy Efficiency in Public Services Project (REIUP) began on Monday (4) and will run until March 8.   The Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy, Alexandre Monteiro, and the Secretary of State for Finance, Alcindo Mota, met with …

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A mission from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is in Cape Verde for a two-day visit (January 8 and 9). On Tuesday, the delegation was received by the Coordinator of the Special Projects Management Unit, Eng. Nuno Gomes, accompanied by Eng. Daniel Santos, SCADA Project Manager, and Dr. Frederic Mbassa, a technician from #DireçãoNacionaldoPlano. …

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On its first day of work, the Mission led by Senior Energy Specialist, Raluca Golumbeanu, met with the team from the Special Projects Management Unit (UGPE) to assess the progress of the Renewable Energy and Improved Utilities Performance Project (REIUP). The UGPE was represented by the project manager, Daniel Santos, specialists from the Environmental and …

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Today, November 13, the World Bank began a mission to support the implementation of the Renewable Energy and Improved Utilities Performance Project (REIUP) and the preparation of additional REIUP financing.   During the first meeting with the Government of Cape Verde, represented by the National Planning Director, Gilson Pina, and his team, specific issues relating …

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Under the #Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Services Project, the Special Projects Management Unit started this Monday (26), a consultancy with the purpose of supporting the Task Force in the implementation of the new energy sector structure and preparation of the Privatization of Electra.   Among the highlights, meetings are scheduled with …

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The World Bank team, on its fourth day of the mission, conducted technical visits to two institutions that are beneficiaries of the Renewable Energy and Public Services Efficiency Improvement Project, which work directly in the implementation of activities associated with the project. These visits, which took place on Thursday, March 2nd, included the Multi-sector Economic …

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The Government represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy, Alexandre Monteiro, and the Secretary of State for Finance, Alcindo Mota, met this Monday, February 27, with the World Bank for an articulation meeting on the energy transition process and the privatization of Electra.   According to the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Energy, …

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Under the project Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvement in Public Services, took place this Thursday, February 23, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding in the field of energy, between the Special Projects Management Unit and the Center for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance.   The document was initialed by UGPE’s Coordinator, Nuno …

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