Mauritania: Eight rural solar plants begin operating

Eight solar power plants in rural areas with combined capacity of 16.6MW have begun operating in Mauritania, Masdar, part of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company, has announced. The plants were developed by Masdar in Boutilimit, Aleg, Aioune, Akjoujt, Atar, El Chami, Boulenour, and Bani Chab. An official inauguration was attended by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at the Atar site on 28 November, Mauritania’s national day. Masdar built the 15MW Sheikh Zayed solar power plant in the capital Nouakchott, which was inaugurated in 2013.