By the end of Component 2,161,600 tCO2 will have been directly avoided due to the installation of 25 MW PV directly assisted by the GCF
project. An additional of 3.2 million tCO are expected to be indirectly avoided as a result of expansion of intermittent renewables
permitted by the grid strengthening activities.
Taken over the entire population of Mauritius and Rodrigues (396,335 households), Component 2 will enable one-third (129,500) of
households to have access to low-emission energy.
Methodologies and Assumptions
The overall approach used to meet the project targets is described in the project's Theory of Change which can be summarised as follows:
If bottlenecks to deployment and scale-up of renewable energy are removed; then the country will be able to use more low emission
renewable energy technologies; resulting in the country being able to meet its target of using 60% of renewable energy in the electricity grid
by 2030.
The following main assumptions have been considered in the project design:
1. Government has established Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency (MARENA) to promote Renewable Energy (RE)
Government maintains policy of promoting RE
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3. Government acknowledges the power stability benefits of smart grids and is keen to invest further
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Price of fossil fuels does not fall markedly in the medium-term
OIDC is able to provide the budget for long-term maintenance and is supported by the Ministry of Ocean Economy
The use of coal in the generation of electricity is phased out by 2030
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7. Charging Electric Vehicles through Solar PV sources will be promoted to support the transition to zero emission road transport by