Mauritania signs $300 million Independent Power Producer (IPP)
Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant.
Revised June 2025, this map illustrates energy infrastructure across Mauritania. The locations of power generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned are shown by type – including liquid fuels, natural gas, hybrid, solar PV, wind and biomass/biogas.
Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant. The project marks a milestone in the country's drive to expand electricity generation through private financing while accelerating its transition to renewables.
When completed, as expected in 2022, the power station will be the largest wind power station in Mauritania. The power station is located in the village of Boulenouar approximately 400 kilometres (249 mi), northwest of the city of Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.
As of 2020, Mauritania uses approximately 380 megawatts of electricity. Of this, approximately 76 percent (approx. 289 MW), is sourced from thermal generators. The remaining 24 percent (approx. 91 MW), is imported from Manantali Hydroelectric Power Station in Mali.
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