Nouadhibou Thermal power plant

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Nouadhibou Thermal power plant (محطة الطاقة الحرارية بنواذيبو) is an operating power station of at least 120-megawatts (MW) in Nouadhibou, Ras Nouadhibou, Mauritania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nouadhibou Thermal power plant Nouadhibou, Ras Nouadhibou, Mauritania 20.8954, -17.0572 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 20.8954, -17.0572

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: crude oil[1] 120[1] internal combustion[1] not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Mauritanian Electricity Co [100%][2] Mauritanian Electricity Co [100.0%]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629174004/https://somelec.mr/ar/?q=node/1409. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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