Alternatives for improving energy security in Cape Verde

Gabriel Leuzinger Coutinho, João Nildo Vianna and Maria Amélia Dias

Utilities Policy, 2020, vol. 67, issue C

Abstract: The lack of consensus on the meaning of energy security and how it should be measured hinders the evaluation of alternatives for improving the Cape Verdean energy sector. The objective of the paper is to develop an energy security index adjusted to the country's context. The methods used are the multi-criteria analysis and the Delphi survey. Different alternatives to improve energy security are assessed: electrically interconnect Cape Verde's islands, increase the share of renewable energy, and a combination of the previous alternatives. The results of our analysis indicate that increasing renewable energy is the optimal alternative for Cape Verde.

Keywords: Multi-criteria analysis; Delphi survey; Small island developing states (SIDS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2020.101112

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