Mauritania has signed a public-private partnership and power purchase agreement with Saudi developer ACWA Power to build the 230 MW N’Diago combined-cycle gas plant, the country’s first large-scale gas-fired independent power project.
The roughly $669 million plant will run on high-efficiency combined-cycle turbine technology and is designed to ease Mauritania’s reliance on imported fuel while strengthening grid reliability. Both the partnership and the power deal run for 25 years and are backed by state utility Somelec.
ACWA’s Africa Region president, Hasim Ghabashi, said the arrangement strengthens the country’s platform for industrial growth and energy security while opening the door to further private investment. The project marks a shift in Mauritania’s gas strategy: since production began in early 2025, gas from the offshore Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project has mostly been exported as LNG, and N’Diago will be the first scheme to redirect part of the country’s domestic gas share toward power generation at home.
Source: (prospect-intel.com)