Africa
With a power score of 1.64, Mauritania ranks number 82 among Emerging Markets and number 31 in the Africa region
Power score
1.64/5
Score over time
2021 - 2024
Mauritania has a power score of 1.64, which puts it at rank 82 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Mauritania has improved in the power rankings by 5 places, from rank 87, to rank 82.
At 1.64, the power score of Mauritania is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 31 in the region.
Mauritania implements policies in 4/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Net metering, Priority grid access, and Renewable Energy Certificates.
The average electricity price in Mauritania has dropped from 171.60 USD/MWh in 2022 to 148.99 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Mauritania has fluctuated between 125.07 USD/MWh (2019) and 171.60 USD/MWh (2022).
The top amount of capacity installed in Mauritania in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 61.95%, down from 68.26% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Onshore wind at 16.87%, up from 5.24% in 2022.
The top amount of electricity generated in Mauritania in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 71.63%, up from 61% in 2022.
Investment in clean energy in Mauritania was around $ million in 2023, a decrease of 100% from 2022 ($55.00 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2018 at $163.21 million, while the lowest was in 2022 with $55.00 million.
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Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
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