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Publication date: 2020, November
Author: ALER
Description: São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is a country of opportunities. The energy resources are vast and are not limited to charcoal and firewood. The country has some water courses with enormous potential for producing electricity. There is sunshine throughout the national territory and for 12 months of the year. It has forests and large areas covered in palm trees, and all of these renewable sources can be converted into electricity. The Contador Hydroelectric Power Plant, having 2.0 MW installed and more than 50 years of existence, is currently the only power plant in operation and is the main renewable source of electricity in the country. Solar energy, with its strong decentralized potential, is an energy potential for Santomeans in rural and peri-urban areas. Since the colonial era, STP has been supporting its renewable potential and intends to intensify its use, particularly hydro energy. The aim is to provide more and more quality energy, and above all, to meet the need to reduce the current primary and main source of electricity in the country, diesel.
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Publication date: 2017, January
Author: Clifford Chance
Description: The government of São Tomé e Príncipe ("STP") recently adopted two regulations that are intended to improve the conditions for investment in STP. These are:
- Decree-law No 19/2016, including the investment code for private investment (the "Investment Code");
- Decree-law No 15/2016, including the tax benefits code (the "Tax Benefits Code").
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Publication date: 2017
Author: AfDB
Description: Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth increased to 5% in 2016, up from 4% in 2015, led by agricultural investment and tourism. Growth is set to reach 5.6% in 2017 and then 5.4% in 2018, driven mainly by foreign direct investment in construction and tourism. The slight projected decline of 0.2 percentage points in 2018 is due to expectations of a slight decrease in funding from donors. The consumer price index (CPI) has continued its downward trend, despite a marginal increase of 0.3% at the end of 2016.
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Publication date: 2016, June
Author: IMF
Description: São Tomé and Príncipe’s economy has been resilient even after prospects for commercial oil production became uncertain with the withdrawal of a large oil company from exploration. In addition, performance under the program supported by the Extended Credit Facility has been satisfactory. International reserves have increased, and inflation has continued to decline, reaching its lowest level in the past two decades. Fiscal performance was, however, impacted by tax revenue underperformance.
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Publication date: 2016, January
Author: UNDP / GEF
Description: By 2016, the Government and districts, as well as the population, adopt techniques and behaviour that promote a sustainable environment and ensure better prevention and management of risks and natural disasters.
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Publication date: 2015, July
Author: UNDP / GEF
Description: Electrical power in the country is provided by the Empresa de Agua e Electricidade:
- In January 2014, the available EMAE diesel generating capacity was 15.8 MW;
- December 2013, EMAE had a client base of 30,781 customers (comprising 25,971 households and 4,810 in other categories);
- 50% of the population still doesn’t have access to a modern source of energy.
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Publication date: 2013, June
Author: UNEP RISO
Description: The country emission profiles have been long underway. Keeping it on track would not have been possible without the initiation, the continuous support and the encouragement of Miriam Hinostroza, head of the Low Carbon Development team at UNEP Risø and the financing and continuous support from the EU ACP MEA programme and UNFCCC Secretariat, in particular Fatima-Zahra Taibi and Miguel Alejandro Naranjo Gonzalez, who have provided essential guidance and revisions.
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Publication date: 2013
Author: Small Hydro World
Description: This report was jointly produced by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Center on Small Hydro Power (ICSHP) to provide information about small hydropower. The document has been produced without formal United Nations editing.
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Publication date: 2012, August
Author: UNEP RISO
Description: São Tomé & Príncipe is a former Portuguese colony located in the Gulf of Guinea and the island nation is the second-smallest country in Africa. The economy of São Tomé & Príncipe is dominated by cocoa export, which in value represents 95% of the country’s export.
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Publication date: 2012, June
Author: AfDB
Description: Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is a small island state located on the equator off the coast of central Africa, which gained its independence from Portugal on 12 July 1975.
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Publication date: 2010, March
Author: e Standards Forum
Description: Sao Tome and Principe has a largely agrarian based economy with much of the population reliant on subsistence farming for their livelihood.
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Publication date: 2008
Author: IRENA
Description: ENERGY NATIONAL PROFILE 2008:
- Total Primary Energy Supply: 3.0 PJ - Of which renewables: 1.1 PJ (38.5 %);
- Energy self-sufficiency: 38.5%;
- Fuel imports: 16 million USD (15.4 % of total imports);
- Electricity generation: 33.7 GWh - Of which renewables: 12.0 GWh (35.6 %);
- Electricity use per capita: 210 kWh;
- Electrical capacity: 14 MW - Of which renewables: 6 MW (42.9 %);
- Electricity access rate: Not available;
- Share of population using solid fuels: Not available.
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Publication date: 2004, August
Author: AfDB
Description: The project for the rehabilitation, reinforcement and expansion of transport networks and electricity distribution in Sao Tome, referred to as "Electricity 1", is a facet of the Emergency Programme for the reinforcement of the electricity infrastructures (PURIE) of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the plan for the technical, financial and commercial restructuring of EMAE.
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