in Dakar this September wherein the region’s narrative for COP27 and gameplan for green energy deployment will be collaboratively established. In light of this, here are the five key green energy developments to watch in Mauritania over the coming year.Set to be one of Africa’s biggest green hydrogen projects, CWP Global’s $40 billion, 30 GW AMAN development will be located in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou and Inchiri areas of Mauritania’s northern region.
Earlier in the year, Chariot also signed an MoU with the Dutch Port of Rotterdam for the latter’s construction of a new globally leading green ammonia import terminal to launch in 2026, taking in 600,000 tons of green hydrogen per annum from Project Nour. Currently, a consortium of backers is sought for the Chariot project to reach its final investment decision.
Completed in 2017, the $53 million plant is run by the national electricity company, Société Mauritanienne d’Electricité , and has seen ongoing works since its inauguration by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, removing an estimated 57,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum and supplying 10% of Mauritania’s net energy production. It also fulfills a local content function by hosting green energy training programs for local students and interns.
This one-of-a-kind Mauritanian development supplies 15% of the country’s total energy needs, covering 100,000 people, beckoning a sound future for energy finance from an application just three years old. The Klima solar farm was first announced in July 2020, continuing to grow and garner support from that date as users take to the app from across 70 countries.Set to come online in the fourth quarter of this year, the Boulenouar Wind Farm will be Mauritania’s largest at 102.
The MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference and Exhibition hosted by regional neighbour and energy ally, Senegal, this September will serve as a launchpad for such developments whilst bolstering transnational cooperation beyond gas to other green energy sources such as hydroelectric. In this regard case studies such as Mauritania drawing 91 MW each year from Mali’s Manantali Hydropower Dam, will also be included.