 In terms of energy, Mauritius' endowment with alternative energy resources and good governance makes it one of the potential winners in the global transition to renewable energy and the country is ranked no.8 among 156 nations in the index of geopolitical gains and losses after energy transition (GeGaLo Index).In 1961, Professor James Meade painted a bleak picture of the economic prospects of Mauritius, which then had a population of 650,000.