Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities

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]

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	Patrick Assirvaden, Minister
Website	publicutilities.govmu.org

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]