Wave energy potential in Mauritania

The total coastlines of Mauritania :

754 km on North Atlantic Ocean

Coastal population percentage :

35%

The average wave energy :

17.5 KW/m

Wave energy theoretical potential :

116 TWh/y

Wave energy applicable potential :

6 TWh/y

Total electricity consumption:

1.06 TWh (2016)

Tide & Wave energies sharing to the total electricity production :

0 MWh (0.00%)

Wave energy index : wave energy applicable potential % Electricity consumption

566%