Mauritius - Preliminary Technical Study and Design of Island Terminal and Breakwater Structure at Port Louis Harbour

Project Summary

Approval Date	27 May 2015
Signature Date	29 May 2015
Planned Completion Date	31 Mar 2020
Last Disbursement Planned Date	01 Oct 2019
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Transport
DAC Sector Code	21040
Environmental Category	1
Commitment	U.A 1,180,000
Status	Completion

Project General Description

The present project involves the Preliminary Technical Study and Design of Island Terminal and Breakwater Structure at Port Louis Harbour. Construction of the Island Terminal and the breakwater is essential to create a tranquil basin and to accommodate future container traffic at Port Louis, which shall be a major hub in the region for petroleum products, cruise, container transshipment and port related services, according to the Ocean Economy Initiative launched by the GOM. This study, being the first study for the project, is to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of the project, and enable the GOM to be prepared to go ahead the technically challenging project involving the 60 ha offshore reclamation, construction of a breakwater, and substantial dredging. Financing the study from the MIC TA Fund and the Bank’s advice to the MPA through the implementation of the study will facilitate the GOM to proceed with this centerpiece project, minimizing its potential environmental and social impact.

Project Objectives

The objective of the study is to assess the technical and economic viability of construction of the Island Terminal and the breakwater to make the country a regional hub and resolve any risk of operation disruption, assess the environmental and social soundness and desirability of the project, and provide the Government of Mauritius with a roadmap for the project, including identification and planning of various project preparatory activities.

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiary of this project is Government of the Republic of Mauritius.

Participating Organization

Funding

Middle Income Countries Fund

Extending

Government Of Mauritius

Implementing

Mauritius Ports Authority

Extending

Government of Mauritius

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-MU-DD0-001
Last Update	27 Mar 2023

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Contact Details

Name	Jean-Jacques NYIRUBUTAMA
Email	j.nyirubutama@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Mauritius

Coordinates	Location Name
-20.3 57.58333	Mauritius
-20.16194 57.49889	Port Louis

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 1,180,000

Government Of Mauritius

U.A 70,000

Middle Income Countries Fund

U.A 1,180,000

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	fr	MAURICE - Approuvé - Terminal et brise-lames au port de Port-louis
Appraisal report	en	MAURITIUS- Approved - Island Terminal Beakwater Structure at Port louis Harbour
Project Completion Report	en	viewer
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT SEPT 2018
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2015 to 2020 as at february 2021
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT JAN 2019
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at october 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT APRIL 2019
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at january 2020
Expression of interest	en	EOI - Mauritius - Implementation of the Preliminary Technical Study and Design of Island Terminal and Breakwater Structure at Port Louis Harbour – 07 2015
General Procurement Notice	en	GPN - Mauritius - Preliminary technical study and design of island terminal and breakwater structure at Port Louis harbour

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Removal of container terminal shutdownsdue towave actions	None	2015	An updated detailed design with full Environmental & Social Impact Assessment to be taken in next Phase	2020	A Breakwater of 1,6 km designed
Develop the capacity to accommodate the forecast growth in shipping traffic to/fromthe island	None	2015	Further detailed Financial and Economic Assessments as well as Full Environmental & Social Impact Assessment	2020	Three Planned Berths, each 415 m long designed and costed
Project to be implemented with no adverse environmental and social impacts	None	2015	A Full Environmental & Social Impact Assessment needed for next Phase	2020	A Scoping Environmental & Social Impact Assessmentwas done
Preliminary Design	None	2015	A sustainable engineering design option was introduced meeting environmental, economic and operational feasibility was produced	2020	A design based on layout options that have been assessed and evaluated to get a preferred design
Financial and Economic Assessments	None	2015	Preliminary Financial Assessment as well as Economic Assessment were carried out and are included in the Final Report	2020	A sound preliminary financial and economic assessment for the Breakwater System that would be funded by thegovernment and the Island Container Terminal that would be funded by the private sector
Preliminary Environmental & Social Impact Assessments	None	2015	A Scoping ESIA was developed	2020	Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) to be carried out at Scoping stage
Dissemination of Study Reports	None	2015	All Reports were produced and shared with various Stakeholders and the report findings were disseminated at stakeholder workshops	2020	Reports for the various Deliverables as per the TOR to be produced