Mauritius – Sustainable Island Concept
Mauritius is going to have a new grant scheme for solar water heaters (SWH) of Mauritian Rupees (MUR) 5,000 (EUR 120). later in 2010. These grants will only be provided for products which meet the standards the Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) will define for the programme. Although the initial target had been 25,000 applications for the programme, in the end, the previous solar water heater scheme attracted over 49,000.
According to market players, the new incentive programme will just start when all application submitted unter the former scheme in 2009 will be completely processed.
| Country / region |
Mauritius |
| Name of programme |
Maurice Ile Durable (MID) concept |
| Type of incentive |
Grant and loan |
| Eligible technologies |
Solar water heaters |
| Applicable sectors |
Individuals and home owners |
| Amount |
Grant of 5,000 MUR per system (120 €) |
| Maximum incentive |
5,000 MUR |
| Requirements for system |
System must satisfy the standards set by the Mauritius Standards Bureau |
| Requirements for installation |
Supplier must be registered with the Development Bank of Mauritius (see the list on http://www.dbm.mu below “registered solar water suppliers”) |
| Finance provider |
Development Bank of Mauritius |
| Total funds |
250 million MUR (5.9 million €) available for solar water heating |
| Effective date |
Later in 2010 |
| Expiration date |
December 2015 |
| Website |
http://www.dbm.mu/pages/loans/info.php?loan_id=30 |
| Last review of this tabloid |
February 2010 |
| Contact |
Development Bank of Mauritius Rue la Caussée Port-Louis Phone +230 / 203 3600 Fax +230 / 208 84 98 Email : dbm@intnet.mu |
