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.

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改善佛得角能源安全的替代方案

在能源安全的含义以及如何衡量方面缺乏共识，阻碍了对改善佛得角能源部门的替代方案的评估。本文的目的是制定适合该国情况的能源安全指数。使用的方法是多准则分析和Delphi调查。评估了提高能源安全性的各种替代方案：将佛得角的岛屿进行电气互连，增加可再生能源的份额以及上述几种替代方案的组合。我们的分析结果表明，增加可再生能源是佛得角的最佳选择。