Mauritius has become the first African country—and the fourth globally after Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Cuba—to sign a Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This partnership is designed to foster structured collaboration between Mauritius and the ISA, aligning with the country’s national priorities in solar energy development.
According to a statement from the ISA, the CPF will accelerate Mauritius’s clean energy transition through joint solar energy projects. “The CPF is a strategic tool developed by ISA to establish long- and medium-term cooperation with its member countries,” said Ashish Khanna, Director General of ISA. He noted that the agreement will lead to a tailored Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) that supports Mauritius’s unique needs and opportunities—particularly in areas such as rooftop solar, floating solar, and solar-powered water pumping systems.
The CPF is valid for three years and can be extended with mutual agreement. The next phase involves formulating a comprehensive, country-specific CPS. This will include developing solar roadmaps, establishing regulatory frameworks to encourage solar adoption, and enhancing capacity in technical, policy, and financial areas.
Key focus areas of this partnership include the expansion of solar technologies like floating solar installations, agrivoltaics, rooftop systems, solar water pumps, and solar-powered green hydrogen initiatives.
The agreement was signed in Port Louis by Barakat Ahmed, Regional Programmes Head for Africa at ISA, and Zeenat Guness-Goolbar, Permanent Secretary at Mauritius’s Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. Guness-Goolbar expressed pride in Mauritius leading solar energy efforts in Africa, emphasizing, “Solar energy development is a government priority, and with ISA’s support, we are advancing our clean energy transition.”
The CPF signing took place during a week-long event that also featured the Global SolarX Accelerator Programme, which brought together 35 startups from ISA’s SolarX Startup Challenge. This program, continuing through 2025, aims to help solar startups expand their operations and gain business and financial expertise with guidance from global mentors.
One notable achievement under ISA’s collaboration with Mauritius is the solarisation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, completed in June 2024. This project, part of the ISA CARES initiative, delivers clean energy to healthcare facilities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Mauritius is also moving forward with the development of the Solar Technology Application Resource Centre (STAR-C), aimed at boosting the country’s capacity to implement solar projects and attract private investment.
The CPF sets a clear action plan to scale up solar deployment and strengthen Mauritius’s renewable energy infrastructure, reinforcing the island nation’s commitment to sustainable development.
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