EAST AFRICA · RESOURCES

Mauritius: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Mauritius is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
None
no coverage in our sources
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.0 GW
23 plants
Clean share of electricity
18%
Ember, 2024

Power capacity by fuel

Oil499 MW
Coal225 MW
Solar112 MW
Biomass102 MW
Hydro51 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Fort William CebOil150 MWNot stated
Fort GeorgeOil137 MWNot stated
Savannah Estate Sidec power stationCoal105 MWCompagnie Thermique Savannah
NicolayOil85 MWNot stated
St LouisOil77 MWNot stated
Belle Vue power stationCoal70 MWComp Therm Belle Vue (Ctvb)
Fort VictoriaOil50 MWNot stated
FuelBiomass40 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
2.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2025

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.