Mauritania
OVERVIEW
Degree of favourability
Existing opportunities. Mauritania ' s electricity production legislation was recently amended with the adoption of the new Electricity Code( Law No. 2022-027 establishing the Electricity Code). The new Electricity Code aims to open the grid to third parties and to foster private investment in electricity, with specific legislation authorising independent production and self-production.
Presence of a state-owned company in a monopoly position
The historic state-owned electricity company, Société Mauritanienne d’ électricité, is no longer in a monopoly position. Law No. 2022-027 establishing the Electricity Code puts an end to its monopoly on the wholesale purchase of electricity.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Types of authorisation required and associated thresholds( if applicable)
Granting modalities( decree, order...) Applicable Law( s)
Self-production |
Either free, subject to a declaration or an authorisation system, depending on the threshold of the installed capacity to be fixed by a decree of the Ministry in charge of Energy. The decree fixing the thresholds has not been published yet. To be further investigated with the administration.
Possibility of selling surplus production subject to a licence( and subject to not exceed a monthly volume to be determined by decree).
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Declarations to be addressed to the Mauritanian electricity regulator( Autorité de régulation).
Authorisations granted by the Mauritanian electricity regulator.
Issuing procedures not specified yet. To be further investigated with the administration.
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Law No. 2022-027( Electricity Code) |
Independent producers |
Licence required for independent producers intending to produce and sell electricity to Eligible Clients. 9
Licence required for the transmission of electricity.
Eligible Clients allowed to have a direct grid connection to the producer’ s facilities.
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Licences granted by the Minister in charge of energy, on the recommendation of the regulatory authority.
Issuing procedure not specified. To be further investigated with the administration.
We understand that a tender process may be required. To be further investigated with the administration.
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Electricity Code |
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“ Eligible clients” are defined as authorised final customers, in consideration of their power requirements and the volume of their annual consumption, the thresholds for which are set by order of the Minister responsible for energy, to enter into electricity supply contracts with a producer of their choice, and who therefore benefit from a right of access to the transmission network for the transmission of their own electricity requirements. The status of Eligible Client is granted by the Minister in charge of energy. To be further investigated with the administration.
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