| Term | Definition |
|---|
| AC / a.c. | Alternating Current |
| Applicant | A producer of electricity through an MSDG installation |
| CEB | The Central Electricity Board |
| Circuit breaker | A switching device capable of making, carrying, and breaking currents under normal circuit conditions and abnormal conditions such as short circuit |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DG | Distributed Generation |
| Distributed generation | Electric generation facilities connected to the Utility network at the PCC |
| Flicker | A variation of input voltage sufficient in duration to allow visual observation of a change in electric light source intensity |
| Fault | A physical condition that causes a device, component, or element to fail to perform in a required manner |
| Frequency | The number of complete cycles of sinusoidal variations per unit time |
| Greenfield project | An MSDG installation at a location without existing connection point |
| Grid | CEB's network that brings electricity from power stations to consumers |
| GPRS/VPN | Virtual Private Network set up over a General Packet Radio Service |
| Harmonic distortion | Continuous distortion of the normal sine wave; measured in Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) |
| HT | High Tension (systems normally operating at a voltage exceeding 1000 volts A.C. or 1500 volt D.C.) |
| HV | High Voltage (see "HT") |
| Registered Professional Engineer | A person registered as a Professional Engineer under the Registered Professional Engineers Council Act (Mauritius) |
| Installer | A person skilled in MSDG installations with MQA-approved qualification acceptable to the CEB |
| Islanding | A condition in which a portion of the CEB's network is energised by MSDGs while electrically separated from the rest of the system |
| Isolated Generation | A condition where the electrical path at the PCC is open and the MSDG continues to energise local loads |
| kV | kilovolt |
| kVA | Kilovolt Ampere |
| kW | Kilo Watt (1,000 W = 1,000 J/s) |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour (1,000 watt hours) |
| LV | Low Voltage (systems normally operating at a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts A.C. or 1500 volt D.C.) |
| MSDG | Medium Scale Distributed Generation greater than 200 kW up to 2000 kW |
| MW | megawatt (1,000,000 W = 1,000,000 J/s) |
| Parallel operation | A condition where the MSDG is operating while connected to CEB's network |
| PCC | Point of common coupling |
| Point of Common Coupling | The point at which an MSDG is connected to the CEB's network |
| Power factor | Ratio of real to total apparent power (kW/kVA) expressed as a decimal or percentage |
| Producer | A producer of electricity through any MSDG installation or the owner thereof |
| PV | photovoltaic |
| RE | renewable energy |
| SWC | Surge Withstand Capability |
| THD | Total Harmonic Distortion |