Mauritius

Getting Electricity in

Mauritius

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building in Mauritius.

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  • Name of Utility: Central Electricity Board (C.E.B.)
  • City: Port Louis

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application with Central Electricity Board (CEB) and await estimate

An application can be submitted in person, by letter, fax or online. The following documents have to be attached: • location plan
• site plan
• national identity card or passport nr.
• building permit
• trade license from local authority
• title deed of land acquisitioned or lease agreement (need to be notarized)
• load details.
Payment of the estimate is done at the utility.
Agency: Central Electricity Board (CEB) 		25 calendar days MUR 34,897.4
* 2 Central Electricity Board (CEB) carries out external and visual internal inspection

An external inspection of the site is done by the utility. Someone from the customer's party has to be present. An internal inspection (visual inspection only without tests) is done after completion of the internal wiring. It is requested by calling, over the counter, mail, email, fax. The customer’s electrical contractor is doing the internal wiring. The utility requests an installation wiring certificate from the contractor.
Agency: Central Electricity Board (CEB) 		7 calendar days no charge
3 The client's electrical contractor carries out the civil work for the transformer

The client's electrical contractor carries out the civil works for the transformer. Trench details and transformer room details are provided by the utility. The works consist of the excavation of trenches, laying of pipe ducts in trenches, construction of concrete pillars, draw pits, supply and placing of poles, construction of transformer room.
Agency: Electrical Contractor 		30 calendar days MUR 300,000.0
4 Central Electricity Board (CEB) carries out a routine inspection of the civil works, external connection works and meter installation

An inspector from the utility carries out a routine check to verify compliance of the civil works with details provided by the utility. The utility is in charge of the design of the connection and the physical works. The external connection works can be done within one month. Material is always available. The customer does not have to buy material. The meter gets installed at the same time as when the connection is done by the utility. Electricity starts flowing from the moment the connection is done.
Agency: Central Electricity Board (CEB) 		29 calendar days MUR 423,000.0
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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