The old diesel powered generator on Cousin Island Special reserve was replaced by a modern and robust Photovoltaic Solar Power system. Research was required to procure equipment that could withstand the high salinity, heat and humidity on a tropical island. Once located in the United States, the different components had to be imported by the NGO Nature Seychelles (who manages teh Special Reserve) itself. All the equipment including the stands that had to be fabricated using high quality stainless steel had to be shipped to the island - Cousin island Special Reserve has no dock, harbor or quay and the landing of the equipment was fraught with difficulties. The stand-alone 5 kw photovoltaic energy system was installed in July 2015. Since then 2 controllers have had to be replaced because of corrosion.