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Nouakchott (Solar) — 30 MW Solar

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

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2019

Year online

Owner
Solar Africa

Operator

Location
18.15, -15.98

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in %s
#1,522
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2019
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2019
Status
Operational
Owner
Solar Africa
Country
MRT
Coordinates
18.153, -15.984

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,939 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
58,184 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

422
cars / year
259
homes / year
88,157
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 (Wind)

Mauritania · Wind

30MW · 2019

About this plant

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

Ranked #1 of 2 solar plants in Mauritania, it constitutes 90.91% of the country’s total solar capacity of 33 MW. The largest solar plant in Mauritania is Nouakchott (Solar) at 30 MW, being the primary facility in the sector.

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

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