Mauritania has taken a major step in its clean energy transition by signing a $300 million agreement with Ewa Green Energy to build a 220 MW hybrid power facility, anchored by a 160 MW solar PV plant combined with a 370 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
In 2020, 47% of the population had access to electricity. For electricity access, the country targets universal access in urban areas and doubling of the current rate in rural areas by 2024, with country-wide universal access by 2030.
Mauritania, a country blessed with abundant solar and wind resources, is rapidly adopting lithium battery packs to stabilize its renewable energy systems.
The process of converting solar energy into electricity involves the use of photovoltaic cells, which absorb sunlight, trigger the photovoltaic effect to generate an electric current, convert the direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC) using a solar inverter, and supply.