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Mauritius Water and Electricity
Imported oil is the largest source of energy for the
island;
consumption reached 530,000 tons in 1992. In an attempt to
reduce
its dependence on imported oil, the government has
invested in
alternative sources of energy. Most of the hydroelectric
potential of the country's rivers has been exploited. (The
most
recent hydroelectric station, Champagne, came online in
1985.)
Therefore, the prime focus has been on using a waste
product of
the sugar industry, bagasse, which also is less damaging
to the
environment, in generating electricity. Two bagasse-fired
plants
were proposed and studies for them were funded by the
World Bank
in 1992. In 1991 electric power production amounted to
737.2
million kilowatt-hours.
Data as of August 1994
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