Mauritania energy report

• The Government targets a GHG reduction of 92% by 2030.
• Somelec owns more than half of the country's electricity capacity. Oil production was abandoned in 2017 because of disappointing results.
• Oil represents two thirds of the power production.
• Electricity prices have been decreasing over the last decade.
• Oil supplies 67% of the energy mix.
• First gas production is expected in 2023, together with an LNG export terminal.
• The Government has signed two MoU to develop up to 40 GW of renewables for hydrogen production.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines (Ministère du Pétrole, des Mines et de l'Energie, MPEM) is responsible for the planning, elaboration, and implementation of the national energy policy. It also supervises the energy companies.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  Oil production, which started in 2006 at the Chinguetti oil field at a level of 1.5 Mt and halved in 2007, has almost disappeared since then (0.05 Mt in 2020). This situation was mainly due to technical difficulties (geological problems, maintenance, gas leaks, false alarms, closure of a well, rise in the level of water, etc.) and the geological structure of the field.

• Energy Prices

  Oil:

  The price of oil products follows international prices: they increased between 2000 and 2014 (6%/year for gasoline and 9%/year for diesel) and decreased between 2014 and 2016. After a substantial increase in 2017, prices of gasoline and diesel decreased by 9.5%/year, to US$1.04/l and US$0.92/l, respectively, in 2020.

  Graph: GASOLINE & DIESEL PRICES (US$/l)

• Energy Consumption

  Energy consumption per capita is estimated at 0.36 toe, including 255 kWh of electricity (2020).

  Total energy consumption is growing rapidly (+4%/year, on average, since 2010) and reached 1.7 Mtoe in 2020.

  Oil covers 67% of the country's energy needs, biomass 31%, and primary electricity (hydroelectricity, wind, and solar) only 2%.

• Issues & Prospects

  Electricity:

  The Government plans to significantly increase power capacities to stop power outages, supply the future demand - which is expected to continue to rise sharply - and export electricity (to Senegal and Mali).

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Mauritania energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (US$c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 8: Total consumption market share by energy (2020, %)
• GRAPH 9: Final consumption market share by sector (2020, %)

In the Mauritania energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.