C3 expertise
Explore the skills in the C3 network and see how they apply to documented projects in Cabo Verde.
Civil engineering
Network skills
- Studies and structure
Preliminary design, sizing, execution drawings, and calculation notes.
- Owner’s advisory
Specifications, bid analysis, budget tracking, and scheduling.
- Construction oversight
Works inspection, handover, and coordination with contractors.
Documented projects in Cabo Verde
CABNAVE: rehabilitating Cabo Verde’s main shipyard
The shipyard in São Vicente is part of the port modernisation programme.
The EIB includes the rehabilitation of CABNAVE in its sustainable ports programme.
Porto Novo: modernizing the port on Santo Antão
On Santo Antão, the notice published by the EIB describes the modernization and extension works at the port of Porto Novo.
The notice is part of the EIB’s sustainable ports programme in Cabo Verde.
Infrastructure
Network skills
- Project management
Scheduling, budget, risk tracking, and reporting to the project owner.
- Stakeholder coordination
Alignment between design offices, contractors, authorities, and funders.
- Operations and maintenance
Maintenance plans, performance tracking, and asset lifecycle management.
Documented projects in Cabo Verde
Porto Grande: plans to expand Mindelo’s port
The expansion programme includes a new breakwater and quay.
The EIB also describes plans for greater container capacity and upgraded cargo and fisheries facilities.
Port of Praia: studies for extension and modernization
On Santiago, a resolution from January 2026 provides for studies to extend and modernize the port of Praia.
Cloud & DevOps
Network skills
- Cloud architecture and migration
Platform selection, environment design, and migration of existing applications.
- Deployment pipelines
Continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure as code, reproducible environments.
- Observability and operations
Monitoring, alerting, backups, and continuous availability improvement.
Documented projects in Cabo Verde
TechPark CV: the digital infrastructure behind the campuses
The technology park was formally inaugurated in Praia on May 5, 2025.
The African Development Bank lists a data centre and a disaster recovery site among the facilities across the Praia and Mindelo campuses.
Data & AI
Network skills
- Data preparation
Collecting, cleaning, structuring, and quality-checking the data a project needs.
- AI solutions
Selecting, adapting, and integrating AI tools into existing processes and systems.
- Going to production
Deployment, monitoring of result quality, and support for teams.
Documented projects in Cabo Verde
NOSi and SINTAXY: applying AI to accounting
A system designed to automate NOSi’s accounting processes.
In November 2024, the Ministry of Finance described the system developed by NOSi and SINTAXY to digitise and automate financial and accounting processes.
Environment and blue economy
Network skills
- Water and environmental services
Water, sanitation, desalination and waste management.
- Ocean and coastal activities
Ports, fishing, coastal tourism, marine energy and marine environment protection.
- Climate
Climate change adaptation and resilience of coastal territories.
Documented projects in Cabo Verde
How Cabo Verde is planning for climate adaptation locally
The LuxDev project helps local authorities account for climate risks in their planning.
LuxDev lists an implementation period from November 2025 to November 2027. The project aims to strengthen coordination between national and local authorities and involve communities.
Boa Vista: a water and sanitation project
On Boa Vista, the government presents a water and sanitation project with a desalination plant at Lacacan.
Santa Catarina: water and sanitation on Santiago
A water and sanitation project was completed in 2016 in Santa Catarina, on the island of Santiago.
The AFD’s evaluation describes the mapping, metering and remote-management components.