University of Mauritius Founds Solar Energy Laboratory

Solar Energy Laboratory is set up in Mauritius

A state-of-the-art solar energy laboratory has been launched today at the University of Mauritius. The laboratory has been established with cooperation from Huawei Mauritius. The initiative is part of a project referred to as the Park of Excellence in Solar Photovoltaic (PESP) at the University of Mauritius.

The Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Georges Pierre Lesjongard; the Vice Chancellor of the UoM, Professor Sanjeev K. Sobhee, the Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Mauritius, Zheng Kui and others marked their presence at the ceremony.

The newly set up laboratory strives to make the university a reference point for electricity use while also enhance abilities and give an impetus to education in solar photovoltaic (PV) and encourage research and innovation

Dookun Luchoomun said that the laboratory has been established at the right time when decarbonisation of the power sector and embracing smart technologies are assuming significance. She added that the project will lend cooperation to industries and firms to enable solar capacity building

“This Laboratory will allow us to come closer to Government’s commitment in ensuring that 60% of the country’s energy are produced by green energy by 2030,” the VPM commented.

The VPM that placed an emphasis on renewable energy to lead to energy transition. “It is greatly satisfying to therefore find so many energy users turning to renewable sources of energy through the use of hybrid and electric vehicles among others,” the VPM concluded.