Climate targets: Energy

• NDC content

  1 target

  • contribution to the overall mitigation target in terms of avoided emissions (ktCO2eq) is as follows:
    Energy excluding transport: 2311 (Renewable Energy Roadmap for the Electricity Sector 2019, Government Programme 2020 -2024, Government Budget 2021 - 2022, Mauritius Renewable Energy Compact 2021) 
    
    
    
    
    Energy | Baseline scenario target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Mauritius's INDC

• National laws and policies

  11 targets

  • Set up 10 Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substations to improve reliability and increase the share of renewable energy;
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021

    Legislative | 2021

  • Raise tenfold the absorption capacity of intermittent renewable energy through increased battery capacity to some 40 MW from the current 4 MW
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021

    Legislative | 2021

  • phase-out all coal by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021

    Legislative | 2021

  • produce 60% of energy needs from green sources by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021

    Legislative | 2021

  • 75,000 smart meters over the next 3 years
    Energy | Target year: 2022
    Source:

    Mauritius Vision 2030 (Three-Year Strategic Plan)

    Executive | 2017

  • 35% of electricity needs produced from renewable sources by 2030; 28% by 2020
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Mauritius Vision 2030 (Three-Year Strategic Plan)

    Executive | 2017

  • 35% renewable energy by 2025
    Energy | Target year: 2025
    Source:

    Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030 for the Electricity sector

    Executive | 2019

  • 10% of energy efficiency gains in the electric sector by 2025 (2% by 2010, 4% by 2015, 6% by 2020) by 2010, 2015, 2020 against a 2009 baseline
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Long-term Energy Strategy

    Executive | 2009

  • Reduce energy consumption of public sector to half the current level by the year 2015 and to pursue efforts up to 2025 by 2015 against a 2009 baseline
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Long-term Energy Strategy

    Executive | 2009

  • 35% of renewable energy by 2035
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2035 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Long-term Energy Strategy

    Executive | 2009

  • 50% of households and businesses using solar-powered water heating systems by 2012
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2012 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Long-term Energy Strategy

    Executive | 2009

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