By Ayomide Otitoju
Mauritania’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Ould Khaled, will participate in the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for December 8–10, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal, to promote investment prospects in the country’s expanding energy sector.
Ould Khaled’s attendance follows a series of milestones positioning Mauritania as a rising energy hub. In May 2025, the nation exported its first LNG cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, marking its debut as a liquefied natural gas exporter. Phase 1 of the offshore development, which straddles the Mauritania–Senegal border, produces 2.3 million tons of LNG per year, with Phase 2 set to boost capacity to 5 mtpa.
The GTA project is expected to spur domestic economic growth by providing gas for power generation and industrial development. In August 2025, Mauritania launched a tender for a 230 MW gas-fired power plant alongside plans for two Independent Power Producer (IPP) projects that will jointly add 550 MW to the national grid.
Beyond GTA, Mauritania is seeking partners for the BirAllah gas field, which holds an estimated 80 trillion cubic feet of reserves, representing a significant opportunity for further LNG expansion.
The country is also advancing its green hydrogen ambitions, aiming to position itself as a regional clean-energy hub. In March 2025, CWP Global completed major site studies for the 30 GW AMAN Project, designed to produce 1.7 million tons of green hydrogen and 10 million tons of green ammonia annually. Similarly, the 10 GW Project Nour, developed by Chariot Green Hydrogen in partnership with TotalEnergies’ TE H2, remains in its feasibility phase, targeting initial production of 150,000 tons of green hydrogen by 2030.
“Mauritania’s energy sector is entering a transformative era, with natural gas and green hydrogen developments creating opportunities for investment and collaboration,” said Sandra Jeque, Project Director at Energy Capital & Power. “These milestones underscore the country’s capacity for large-scale investments and its growing role within the broader MSGBC region.”
