Mauritius - Saint Louis Power Plant Redevelopment Project

The Saint Louis Power Plant Redevelopment Project will be designed such that it will enable renewable sources of energy to deliver more power to the CEB grid without destabilising electricity supply, and, therefore, will be in agreement with the goal of the MID and the renewable energy objective of the LTES. The project will provide four medium speed, four stroke, heavy fuel oil (HFO) driven generators with a capacity of 15 MW each; a power station building; two 1000 cubic metre tanks for the storage of HFO; and one 132 Kv substation for connection of the power plant to the existing electricity grid belonging to the Central Electricity Board (CEB), the State owned electricity utility in Mauritius. The Saint Louis Power Station is located five kilometres south of the centre of Port Louis, the capital city situated on the North West of the island. The electricity produced by the project installations will be distributed to all corners of the main island of Mauritius on the integrated transmission and distribution network connected to the power stations of the CEB. As a result, by end of 2015, the total gap in power supply will be 36 MW, against 60 MW capacity of the project. By decreasing the dependence of the country on imported fossil fuels, the project will also be in line with one of the roles assigned by the LTES to the CEB, which is to ensure security of supply. The project cost is estimated at UA 84.6 million (USD 129.70 million).