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Power plants in Mauritius

23 power-plant records · 989 MW reported capacity

  • Solar 26%
  • Biomass 22%
  • Oil 22%
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Mauritius at a glance

Power-plant records
23
Reported capacity
989 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
17.9%
Most records
Solar, Biomass
Capital
Port Louis

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Mauritius

Single buyerOne state buyer, private generators

Coal, oil, bagasse from sugar cane and solar supply power.

  1. GenerationState utility + private producers
  2. TransmissionOne state buyer
  3. DistributionUtility networks
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • URAEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

State-owned CEB runs the grid and buys from independent producers.

Markets & power exchanges

No open power exchange: producers sell to the single buyer under long-term contracts.

Regional grid

Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.

What does “Single buyer” mean?

Independent power producers build plants and sell their output under long-term contracts to one designated state buyer, usually the national utility, which runs the grid and sells to consumers.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Mauritius generates electricity

Electricity generated3.4 TWh
Renewable share17.9%
Low-carbon share17.9%
Carbon intensity642.2 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0.11 TWh
Wind0.01 TWh
Solar0.17 TWh
Bioenergy0.32 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal1.3 TWh
Gas0 TWh
Other fossil1.5 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Mauritius is in Eastern Africa. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Port Louis
Languages
English, French, Mauritian Creole
Region
Eastern Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 23 records for Mauritius. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

23 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

19 lack an owner/operator; 20 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Mauritius

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Browse 23 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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28.3 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map
25.6 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map

MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.