Currently, Mauritania generates most of its electricity from thermal power plants using Heavy Fuel Oil (75%) with the remainder coming from Light Fuel Oil, hydropower, solar and wind, in that order. Based on 2013 data, Mauritania’s national electrification rate reached 28%, (2% in rural areas, 47% in urban areas).

Sources:

• Mauritania Renewables readiness Assessment
• IEA, World Energy Outlook 2015
• Climate Investment Funds, Mauritania Country Plans