Mauritania
power plants.
Mauritania has 7 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 0.3 GW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on oil — 42.1% of tracked capacity (0.1 GW), with natural gas a distant second at 38%. The largest single plant we track is Nouadhibou (120 MW).
Mauritania electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in Mauritania
Frequently asked questions
Where does Mauritania get its electricity?
Across the 7 plants in our catalog, Mauritania's tracked capacity is led by oil at 42.1% (0.1 GW), then natural gas at 38% and solar at 10.4%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Mauritania?
The largest plant we track in Mauritania is Nouadhibou, a natural gas facility with 120 MW of capacity. Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 6 other Mauritania plants.
How many power plants does Mauritania have?
Our catalog tracks 7 power plants in Mauritania, totalling 0.3 GW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see Mauritania's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search Mauritania to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.