Cape Verde: Palmarejo power plant expansion inaugurated


Issue 251 - 05 Apr 2013 | 1 minute read

Prime minister Jose Maria Neves inaugurated the 22MW expansion of the Palmarejo power plant on 1 March. The project added two 11MW diesel generator sets to the 25MW facility and a high-voltage transmission line connecting Palmarejo and Calheta at a cost of €52m ($67m). Three new substations were also built.

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