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Power plants in Mauritania

A directory of 8 power plants in Mauritania with a combined installed capacity of 376 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

8power plants
376MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Mauritania)

Oil: 4 plants4OilSolar: 2 plants2SolarGas: 1 plants1GasWind: 1 plants1Wind

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Mauritania electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

512gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
22.7%low-carbon electricity
22.7%renewables
77.3%fossil fuels
Oil: 77 % of electricity77OilHydro: 10 % of electricity10HydroSolar: 8 % of electricity8SolarWind: 5 % of electricity5Wind

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Mauritania

#PlantFuelMW
1NouadhibouGas120
2Guelbs El RheinOil67
3Tasiast Mine power plantOil60
4Nouakchott (Thermal)Oil52
5Nouakchott (Solar)Solar30
6Nouakchott (Wind)Wind30
7ZouerateOil14
8Zouerate (Solar)Solar3

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Mauritania?

There are 8 power plants in Mauritania in this open dataset, with about 376 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Mauritania?

Nouadhibou is the largest at about 120 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Mauritania?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (4 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.

How clean is Mauritania's electricity grid?

Mauritania's grid carbon intensity is about 512 gCO₂/kWh, with 22.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).