Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant

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Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant (محطة الشيخ زايد للطاقة الشمسية الكهروضوئية) is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
Operating	2013	15 MWp/dc	PV	Mauritanian Electricity Co [100%] (Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité)	Mauritanian Electricity (Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité)

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nouakchott, Nouakchott, Mauritania	18.1528, -15.9842 (exact)

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