Mauritania

AfDB APPROVED US$302M FOR MAURITANIA-MALI 225KV ELECTRICITY PROJECT

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AfDB APPROVED US$302M FOR MAURITANIA-MALI 225KV ELECTRICITY PROJECT

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $302.9 million loan co-financing for a multinational power project that will connect 100,000 households across Mauritania and Mali. The Mauritania-Mali 225kV Electricity Interconnection and Solar Power Plant Development Project form part of the Desert to Power Initiative. The funds comprise $269.6 million for Mauritania and $33.3 million for Mali. Other partners, including climate funds,…

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CWP AND MAURITANIA SIGN MOU FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A US$40 BILLION GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

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CWP AND MAURITANIA SIGN MOU FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A US$40 BILLION GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

The government of Mauritania and renewable energy developer CWP Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a 30GW “Power-to-X” project. This momentous announcement sets the stage for development work to begin on what will be the world’s biggest renewable energy project, exporting green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets. The project, called “AMAN”, will be located in the North of the country on a desert site of approximately 8,500km2. CWP,…

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Independence Day: Mauritania

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Independence Day: Mauritania

On the 28th Day of November in 1960. The Islamic Republic of Mauritania gained its independence from France. It is a Northwestern Country with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, and Sahara Desert – more than 80 percent of the land mass is desert. Thereby, forcing majority of the human population to reside in the cooler southern part of the nation. The weather can be very hot, although night time temperatures can dip below 7…

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