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Power Plants in Mauritania

Mauritania has 21 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 89th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 400 MW across 3 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Megaton Moon Hybrid Solar project (30.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are and Mines (3), Energy (3) and GreenGo Energy Group (3) — and Mines alone is named on 14% of them. 18 are in the pipeline, led by Megaton Moon Hybrid Solar project (30.0 GW), proposed. They account for 50% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mauritania.

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21
Power Plant in Mauritania
#89
of 155 countries
400 MW
Operating capacity
18
In construction / proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Mauritania?
OverWatts maps 21 power plants in Mauritania — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 89th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Mauritania?
Megaton Moon Hybrid Solar project, at 30.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Mauritania's power plants have?
About 400 MW operating across 3 plants, with a further 113 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Mauritania?
and Mines is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 21 (14%). Next are Energy (3), GreenGo Energy Group (3) and Mauritanian Electricity Co (3).
What new power plants are being built in Mauritania?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest 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).

Other asset classes in Mauritania

Iron Ore Mine 7LNG Terminal 4Oil & Gas Field 4Cement Plant 4Interconnector 1Iron & Steel Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

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