The 15MW,$32m Sheikh Zayed project is located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania,and will meet about 10% of the West African country’s current electricity load.
Mauritania’selectricity grid, which is currently powered by costly diesel generators, hasan installed capacity of just 144MW, resulting in severe energy shortfalls.
Withenergy demand growing by 12% annually, the Masdar utility-scale PV plant willhelp meet Mauritania’s future electricity shortages, supplying clean power toabout 10,000 households.
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