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{{Short description|None}}{{Expand list|date=December 2013}}This article lists power stations in Mauritania. Energy is distributed by the national Mauritania Electricity Company (Somelec). Most energy comes from small, distributed diesel generators, but grid-connected electricity is rapidly increasing, particularly renewable energy due to Mauritania’s favorable wind and solar conditions.WEB,unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2016/12/6.-Mauritania-Electricity-Sector-En-2016.pdf, Electricity Sector in Mauritania, 5 December 2016, Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Mauritania exports surplus energy to Senegal and Mali,WEB,www.euronews.com/2018/06/28/mauritania-rich-in-minerals-and-fish-aims-at-becoming-renewable-energy-powerhouse, Mauritania - rich in minerals and fish - aims at becoming renewable energy powerhouse, Alexakis, Vanessa, 2018-06-28, euronews, en, 2020-02-28, while also benefiting from hydroelectric dams in Mali.

Thermal{| class“wikitable sortable”

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Thermal power station! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Community! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Coordinates! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Fuel type! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Capacity! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Year completed! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Owner! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Notes| Nouadhibou Thermal Power Station| Nouadhibou| | Natural gas| 120 MW| 2014| Somelec & Others|Nouadhibou Thermal Power Plant Expected To Come Online In 2014

Solar{| class“wikitable sortable”

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Solar power station! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Community! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Coordinates! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Capacity! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Year completed! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Owner! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Notes| Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant| Nouakchott| | 15 MW| 2013| Masdar of Abu Dhabi

Reported To Be The Biggest Solar Plant In Africa In 2013HTTP://MASDAR.AE/EN/MASDAR%20CLEAN%20ENERGY/PROJECTS/THE%20SHEIKH%20ZAYED%20SOLAR%20POWER%20PLANT	WEBSITE=MASDAR.AE	ACCESS-DATE=2020-02-28,

|Eight plants in rural areas

Atar, Mauritania>Atar and others||16.6 MW|2016|Masdar of Abu Dhabi		WEBSITE=THE NATIONAL	ACCESS-DATE=2020-02-28, HTTPS://CONSTRUCTIONREVIEWONLINE.COM/2016/11/EIGHT-RURAL-SOLAR-PLANTS-IN-MAURITANIA-NOW-OPERATIONAL/>TITLE=EIGHT RURAL SOLAR PLANTS IN MAURITANIA NOW OPERATIONAL	FIRST=ANTONY	DATE=2016-11-28	LANGUAGE=EN-US, 2020-02-28,

|Zouerat solar plant|Zouérat||3 MW|2013|||Nouakchott solar plant|Nouakchott||50 MW|||Planned

Wind{| class“wikitable sortable”

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Wind farm! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Community! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Coordinates! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Capacity! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Year completed! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Owner! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;“| Notes|Boulenouar Wind Power Station|Boulenoir

21	16	16	05	display=inline}}|102.3 MW||Siemens		TITLE=SPANISH ENERGY COMPANY ELECNOR SELLS STAKE IN MAURITANIAN WIND POWER PROJECT TO SIEMENS	AUTHOR=AFRICA INC MAGAZINE	LOCATION=NAIROBI,

| Nouadhibou Wind Power Station| Nouadhibou|| 4.4 MW| 2011| Somelec and Others

	WEBSITE=VERGNET A LEADING GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROVIDER	ACCESS-DATE=2020-02-28,

| Nouakchott Wind Power Station|Nouakchott|| 30 MW| 2015| |“Mauritania: first wind 30 MW energy plant inaugurated”, in The North Africa Post, 26 November 2015

See also

• List of power stations in Africa
• List of largest power stations in the world
• Energy in Mauritania

References

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