Mauritius launches tenders for 140MW of solar-plus-storage

Through two different procurement exercises, the archipelago’s Central Electricity Board seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.

Mauritius had installed 110 MW of solar capacity by the end of 2022.

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The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius has issued two different tenders for the deployment of a total of 140MW of solar-plus-storage capacity.

Through a first procurement exercise, the archipelago's authority hopes to contract electricity under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) from 100MW of solar-plus-storage capacity. No figure was given for the storage capacity expected from the tendered projects.

In a second tender, the CEB wants to contract power, through a PPA, from a 40MW facility.

Developers interested in the first exercise will have until June 22 to submit their bids while the deadline for the second tender is June 15.

The government of Mauritius is planning to increase the use of renewable sources of energy from the current level of around 22%, to 35% by 2025. The Indian Ocean island state has also been supporting distributed solar through net metering and rebates.

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