Mauritania: Masdar inaugurates Nouakchott plant


Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy developer Masdar has inaugurated a 15MW solar photovoltaic power project in Nouakchott. Mauritania’s electricity grid, which is powered mostly by expensive diesel generators, has an installed capacity of only 144MW, resulting in severe energy shortages. The Sheikh Zayed solar power plant accounts for 10% of Mauritania’s energy capacity, and with energy demand increasing by 12%/yr, it will help meet future electricity shortfalls and supply the energy demand of some 10,000 homes.