MRT

Nouakchott (Thermal) — 52 MW Oil

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Nouakchott (Thermal) is a 52 MW oil power plant located in Mauritania. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
52 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité

Operator

Location
18.05, -15.97

Coordinates

Insights

#3
largest in %s
#642
largest %s worldwide
#12,961
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
52 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité
Country
MRT
Coordinates
18.046, -15.975

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
117,989 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3.5M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

25,650
cars / year
15,732
homes / year
5.4M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Nouakchott (Thermal) is a 51.804 MW oil power plant in Mauritania, commissioned in 2018.

Ranked #2 of 3 oil plants in Mauritania. This plant’s 51.804 MW represents 39.01% of Mauritania’s total oil capacity of 133 MW. The largest oil plant in Mauritania is Guelbs El Rhein at 67 MW, making Nouakchott 1.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Nouakchott (Wind) (30 MW, Wind) and Nouakchott (Solar) (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the capital city, Nouakchott, which is situated on the Atlantic coast.

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