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Mauritania Energy Situation

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Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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Capital

Nouakchott (18°09′N 15°58′W)

Official language(s)

Arabic

Government

Islamic republic

President

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Prime Minister

Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf

Total area

1,030,700 km2

Population

3,291,000 (2009 estimate)

GDP (nominal)

$3.029 billion

GDP Per capita

$975

Currency

Ouguiya (MRO)

Time zone

CET (UTC+00)

Calling code

+222

Overview

(give a short overview of the country's energy situation, status quo including energy supply and consumption. If this is too much information, split into sub headings)

Energy Sources

Hydropower

Solar Energy

Biomass

Biogas

Wind Energy

Geothermal Energy

Fossil Fuels

Key Problems of the Energy Sector

Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

General Energy Policy, Energy Strategy

Important Laws and Regulations

Specific Strategies

(Biomass, Renewable Energies, Rural Electrification, Energy Access Strategy, Poverty Reduction Strategy etc.)


Institutional Set-up in the Energy Sector

Activities of Donors and Implementing Agencies

Further Information


References