Mauritania: Government seeks to revive Banda gas scheme

The government is seeking to recruit legal and transaction advisers to revive the Banda gas-to-power project, with funding from the World Bank. The project consists of the offshore Banda gas field, a 180MW power plant and a 120MW second phase extension, as well as transmission infrastructure to supply power within Mauritania and to Senegal and Mali. The government says the field’s 590bcf of proven reserves are enough to supply 60mcf/d for 20 years. Of the total 300MW to be generated, some 60% will be exported and 40% will be reserved for domestic consumption.