Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities
| Ministère de l’Énergie et des Services publics | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Mauritius |
| Headquarters | Air Mauritius Centre, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | publicutilities.govmu.org |
The Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities is a ministry in the government of Mauritius responsible for the area of energy, water and wastewater sectors, radiation safety and nuclear security and formulation of policies and strategies within those areas.[1]
The current minister responsible is Patrick Assirvaden, who has served since November 2024 under the current government of Navin Ramgoolam.
History
The ministry was first formed in 1974 as the Ministry of Power, Fuel and Energy. From 1982 until 1996, the ministry was mainly known with the portfolio title of Energy. Afterwards, it was renamed to the Ministry of Public Utilities until 2006, when the ministry's name was modified to Renewable Energy and Public Utilities. Since 2010, the name was modified to Energy and Public Utilities to which the ministry is now known as.
Organisation
Departments
The ministry is divided between the following departments:[1]
- Energy Efficiency Management Office (EEMO) - responsible for promoting energy efficiency
- Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security Authority (RSNSA) - responsible for regulating ionising radiation and nuclear security
- Water Resources Unit (WRU) - responsible for mobilising and developing water resources
Parastatal bodies
Under the ministry, it is responsible for overseeing the following parastatal bodies:[2]
- Central Electricity Board (CEB)
- Central Water Authority (CWA)
- Wastewater Management Authority (WMA)
- Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency (MARENA)
- Utility Regulatory Authority (URA)
List of ministers
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Portfolio name | Party | Prime minister | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| Raymond Devienne | 2 February 1974 |
June 1976 |
Power, Fuel and Energy | PTr | S. Ramgoolam | |||
| Raouf Bundhun | June 1976 |
27 December 1976 |
CAM | |||||
| Kanchandraseeh Busawon | 27 December 1976 |
15 June 1982 |
PTr | |||||
| Swalay Kasenally | 15 June 1982 |
22 March 1983 |
Energy and Communications | MMM | A. Jugnauth | |||
| Mahen Utchanah | 28 March 1983 |
24 September 1990 |
MMM | [3] | ||||
| MSM | ||||||||
| 24 September 1990 |
29 October 1994 |
Energy, Water Resources and Postal Services | ||||||
| Swalay Kasenally | 15 November 1994 |
22 December 1995 |
RMM | [3] | ||||
| Deva Virahsawmy | 30 December 1995 |
30 November 1996 |
Energy and Water Resources | PTr | N. Ramgoolam | [4] [5] [6] | ||
| 30 November 1996 |
2 July 1997 |
Local Government and Public Utilities | ||||||
| 2 July 1997 |
25 October 1998 |
Public Utilities | ||||||
| Rashid Beebeejaun | 25 October 1998 |
15 September 2000 |
PTr | [7] | ||||
| Alan Ganoo | 18 September 2000 |
5 July 2005 |
MMM | A. Jugnauth | [8] [9] [10] [11] | |||
| Bérenger | ||||||||
| Abu Kasenally | 7 July 2005 |
19 September 2008 |
PTr | N. Ramgoolam | [9] | |||
| Rashid Beebeejaun | 19 September 2008 |
11 May 2010 |
Renewable Energy and Public Utilities | PTr | [9] | |||
| 11 May 2010 |
13 December 2014 |
Energy and Public Utilities | ||||||
| Ivan Collendavelloo | 15 December 2014 |
25 June 2020 |
ML | A. Jugnauth | [9] | |||
| P. Jugnauth | ||||||||
| Joe Lesjongard | 25 June 2020 |
12 November 2024 |
MSM | [9] | ||||
| Patrick Assirvaden | 22 November 2024 |
Incumbent | PTr | N. Ramgoolam | [12] | |||
References
- ^ a b "About Us". publicutilities.govmu.org. Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Parastatal Bodies". publicutilities.govmu.org. Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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- ^ a b c d e "List of Honourable Members - National Assembly Elections 2019". mauritiusassembly.govmu.org. Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Mauritius: Government changes". Keesing's Record of World Events. December 2003. pp. 45729–45730. Retrieved 9 September 2025 – via Keesing's Record of World Events 2003: Vol 49 Iss 12.
- ^ "Elected members of Legislative Election 2014". mauritiusassembly.govmu.org. Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Press Release - Office of the President". facebook.com. GIS Mauritius. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.