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Power Plants in Mauritania

Mauritania has 7 power plants on the map, adding up to about 0 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is oil. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS7

TOTAL CAPACITY0 GW

MOST COMMON FUELOil

By fuel

How Mauritania’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Oil3 · 43% · 133 MW

Solar2 · 29% · 33 MW

Gas1 · 14% · 120 MW

Wind1 · 14% · 30 MW

Largest power plants in Mauritania

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

120 MWNouadhibouGas

67 MWGuelbs El RheinOil

52 MWNouakchott (Thermal)Oil

30 MWNouakchott (Solar)Solar

30 MWNouakchott (Wind)Wind

14 MWZouerateOil

3 MWZouerate (Solar)Solar2018

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