An engineering firm based in Bengaluru, India, has been awarded a contract to build a major new renewable energy power plant on the island of Mauritius.
The project is for an 8MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant to be constructed at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase II), Mauritius.
The work is being contracted out via CEB (Green Energy) Co. Ltd., Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government of Mauritius’ Central Electricity Board (CEB).
The company which will be building the plant is the Solar Business Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) of India. The Solar Business Division is based in Bengaluru, India. It and BHEL’s International Operations Division in New Delhi will be jointly coordinating all activities on the project.
BHEL won the contract via a competitive bidding process. The win builds on BHEL’s over four decades of power generation projects spanning 23 countries in Africa and a total of 2.1 GW of total power provided on the continent. BHEL’s recent extensive experience in development and promotion of solar power solutions for over 30 years in multiple forms – on the ground, on rooftops, atop water canals, and floating installations – reportedly also played a role in the award.
The final contract for the project was signed off during a recent visit by the Honorable Union Minister of External Affairs of India to Mauritius.
The Government of India is backing the project financially via its Line of Credit facilities.
