The Réunion Region signed a sector contract on March 19 with Reunion renewable energy professionals., in order to support the development of the sector.
If the island's energy mix will experience a significant greening from this year with the complete conversion of the Port's power plants, of Bois-Rouge and Gol to biomass, it remains 85% dependent on the outside. Far from the objective of energy autonomy, formerly set for 2030, now at 2050. The sector contract lists the strong points and weak points and proposes five action sheets corresponding to the major issues. : financing, the skills, l’internationalisation, the circular economy and citizen participation in the development of renewable energies. According to the Region, the implementation of the multi-annual energy program should make it possible to create 1,100 long-term jobs by 2028, while supporting 4,300 temporary jobs.
