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Nouakchott (Wind) — 30 MW Wind

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Nouakchott (Wind) is a 30 MW wind power plant located in Mauritania. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2019

Year online

Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité

Operator

Location
17.97, -15.99

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in %s
#2,476
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2019
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2019
Status
Operational
Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité
Country
MRT
Coordinates
17.965, -15.985

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
867 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
21,681 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

189
cars / year
116
homes / year
39,420
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Nouakchott (Thermal)

Mauritania · Oil

52MW · 2015

Nouakchott (Solar)

Mauritania · Solar

30MW · 2019

About this plant

Nouakchott (Wind) is a 30 MW wind power plant in Mauritania, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 1 wind plants in Mauritania, it represents 100% of the country’s total wind capacity of 30 MW. The largest wind plant in Mauritania is Nouakchott (Wind) at 30 MW, being the sole facility in the sector.

Nearby plants include Nouakchott (Thermal) (51.804 MW, Oil) and Nouakchott (Solar) (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the region of Nouakchott, approximately 5 km from the city center.

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