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 São Vicente wind farm is located in the western part of the island, in the region of Selada de Flamengo, some 6 kilometers from the city of Mindelo. The wind farm occupies approximately 15 hectares of land and contains 7 wind turbines, which corresponds to 5.95 MW of installed capacity.
Key Facts
Year of commissioning: November 2011
Site: Selada do Flamengo (São Vicente)
Developer: Cabeólica SA
Operator: Cabeólica SA
Equipment and service provider: Vestas
More information HERE (Website Cabeólica)