The Cabeólica Wind Project comprises four small, separate wind parks on four of Cabo Verde's nine inhabited islands. The parks have a combined generation capacity of 25.5 MW and were commissioned between December 2011 and July 2012. The Investment cost of the Cabeólica wind project (4 wind parks) was approx. 60.9 million €.
The Boa Vista wind farm is located in the northwestern part of the island, in the Morro da Vigia – Ponta do Sol region. This wind farm occupies some 18 hectares of land and contains 3 wind turbines, which corresponds to 2.55 MW of installed capacity.
Key Facts
Year of commissioning: April 2012
Site: Morro da Vigia—Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)
Developer: Cabeólica SA
Operator: Cabeólica SA
Equipment and service provider: Vestas
More information HERE (Website Cabeólica)