Client
Direcção Geral da Energia de Cabo Verde
Services
Feasibility Studies
Beginning
2010
Conclusion
2011
Location
Chã Gonçalves, Mato Sancho and Ribeira dos Picos (Santiago Island)
Hydro Pumped-Storage Projects in Santiago Island, Cape Verde
PROJECTSHydro Pumped-Storage Projects in Santiago Island, Cape Verde
CONTEXT
In 2010 the Government of Cape Verde had the vision of achieving 50% penetration of renewable energy by 2020. In order to be able to realize this vision it was necessary to create renewable energy storage capacity, being pumped-storage the most efficient way to store large amounts of energy.
OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the “Hydro pumped-storage projects in Santiago island” project were the identification of hydro pumped-storage projects and the performance of feasibility studies for potential sites.
DESCRIPTION
The project’s approach comprises hydropower potential evaluation, site identification and project design of 5 sites in Santiago island, Cape Verde, totaling around 150 MW.
Due to the extreme scarcity of rainfall or other types of fresh water, this includes a Sea-Water Pumped Storage Plants (SWPSP) benchmarking with Yanbaru Plant, Osaka, Japan, the only known SWPSP in operation.
SUMMARY OF SERVICES
- Identification and analysis of potential sites
- Feasibility studies
- Hydrological, geological and geotechnical studies