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Mauritania — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 42 energy assets in Mauritania across 7 layers — the 92nd-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 21 power plants, 7 iron ore mines and 4 LNG terminals. Operating generation capacity is 400 MW, led by gas at 45%.

The companies named on the most assets are Arab Mining Co (7), Kia Corp (7) and small shareholder(s) (7), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Mauritania's mapped assets in service predate 2008 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is SNIM TO14 Mine, dating from 1963. 25 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Megaton Moon Hybrid Solar project (30.0 GW).

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42
Total assets
#92
of 157 countries
400 MW
operating · 21 power plants
15
LNG Mtpa
25
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2024

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 2.1 TWhDemand 2.4 TWhClean 23%Intensity 512 gCO₂/kWh

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Power grid 630 kmPower Plants 21Iron Ore Mines 7LNG Terminals 4Oil & Gas Fields 4Cement Plants 4Interconnectors 1Iron & Steel Plants 1

Under construction & proposed

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Biggest owners & operators

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Mauritania have?
OverWatts maps 42 in Mauritania across 7 asset classes — the 92nd-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Mauritania have?
About 400 MW operating across 3 plants, mostly gas 45%, oil 30% and wind 25%.
Who owns Mauritania's energy infrastructure?
Arab Mining Co is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (7), followed by Kia Corp (7), small shareholder(s) (7) and Government of Mauritania (6).
What energy projects are under construction in Mauritania?
The largest under way or proposed are Megaton Moon Hybrid Solar project (30.0 GW), Megaton Moon Hybrid Wind project (29.4 GW) and AMAN Green Hydrogen wind farm (18.0 GW).