Wind power plant

Omnicane Limited (OL) and Aerowatt Mauritius are teaming up in a Rs2.1 billion scheme to install 22 wind turbines at Britannia, in the south of the island, to produce electricity. Omnicane completed a “wind measure” survey at the site in March this year. The wind turbines will be situated at least 500 metres from residential areas and sugar cane fields. Extra care will also be taken not to disturb nests of rare birds. The ministry, Omnicane and the Central Electricity Board (CEB) now have to sit together and devise a workable and acceptable agreement to all. According to information gathered by NEWSNOW, the windmills will be ordered only after a formal contract is signed between the interested parties, that is the ministry, Omnicane and the CEB. The electricity produced, the project manager confirmed, will be sufficient for the consumption of 75,000 households (6% of the population) and that the final aim will be to produce 37.4 million KWh of electricity annually.

Electricity and sustainable development

Electricity has a key role in sustainable development: it powers economic and social progress but also impacts the environment. From an economic perspective, electricity utilities are part of the commercial matrix that comprises a modern economy. The industry creates economic value through the technical and commercial processes involved in the generation and distribution of electricity, and its subsequent application in end uses.

How to reduce wastage of electricity?

Switch on lights and fans only when you need. Swith them off in the rooms where no one is there. Replace incandecent lamps with CFL.
Tube lights should be fitted with electronic chokes instead of the wired type. Do not use AC (air conditioner) during the day. Even in the nights the use of AC should be restricted to very warm nights and adjust the temparature not below 24 degrees. The AC can be switched off when the room gets sufficiently cool. Similarly the use of room heaters should be restricted to a few hours till the room gets tokerably warm. Minimum necessary capacity of water pump is to be selected and the number of switchings should as minimum as possible. Low capacity gaysers should selected and they should be switched on only for the duration of usage.
Solar water heaters available in the market , it it is possible to be installed and used will save considerable electricity.

We have many programs or uints in Mauritius which help us to aware of the exceeds of energy use. For example in 2009 the government had extent 1 hour in summer to save energy. In 2002 Minister of Energy, Mr Cassenally had suggested this idea of saving energy. The Central Electricity Board (CEB) in Mauritius is informing the population of Mauritius how to save energy and they are selling energy saving bulbs, these bulbs use less electrical energy. They even advertise on tv how to save energy, they give phamlets along with newspaper to make the population of Mauritian aware of importance of energy.

Wastage of electricity in Mauritius

People use a lot of electricity in their daily life. Though it is costly, people continue to waste electricity daily. PORT-LOUIS, Jul 15, 2009 (IPS/IFEJ) - Mauritius appears to have a happy problem with the 400,000 tons of waste it produces each year. The island’s only landfill is full and the government must decide whether to turn to incinerating waste - generating electricity in the process - or to compost it, to the benefit of farmers(By Nasseem Ackbarally)

How is electricity produced?

Electricity can be said that is another source of life. Almost everything we use is operated by electricity. But we tend to make a wastageof electricity. It costs but everyday we consume a lot electricity. To manufacture electricity, it is expensive. With electricity, we do have a luxury life. Well in Mauritius to produce electricity, we turns to bagasse to cut power costs. Mauritius is producing an increasing amount of electricity from local renewable resources, such as bagasse, obtained from sugar cane to reduce its reliance on hydro-carbons(Nasseem Ackbarally reports from Port-Louis)

What is the importance of electricity in daily life?

In today's culture, electricity is a vital part of functioning as a society. Almost everything we use is operated by electricity. As long as the electricity is available, no one thinks much about it. The importance is realized when the power goes out.  Our lives almost come to a standstill without electricity. Everything in our world today depends on having the power to keep them running. Electricity is the force that holds together the molecules and atoms of all substances.