Romainville Island, Seychelles

Artificial island in the Seychelles

Romainville Island
Nickname: Ile de Romainville
Solar farm and wind turbine on Romainville Island
Romainville Island
Geography
Location	Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates	4°37′S 55°28′E / 4.617°S 55.467°E / -4.617; 55.467
Archipelago	Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Romainville
Area	0.194 km (0.075 sq mi)
Length	1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Width	0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Coastline	2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Seychelles
Group	Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group	Mahe Islands
Sub-Group	Mahe Port Islands
Districts	English River
Largest settlement	Romainville (pop. 2)
Demographics
Population	2 (2014)
Pop. density	10.3/km (26.7/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-16
Official website	www.puc.sc

Romainville Island is an artificial island in Seychelles, lying 2 km from the capital Victoria.

History

The island was created artificially during the 2000s. It belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from Dubai when the Dubai dredger was placed in Seychelles. The works began in 1998. In 2012 the island was ready for installment of wind turbines. In 2013 the island was visited by UN inspectors inspecting worldwide scale of wind farms. In the end of 2013 the wind farm was launched In 2014, it was reported that the PUC farm on Romainville was a success. In 2018, Masdar will open a solar farm on the island.