Publication date: 6 February 2020
Submission date: 20 February 2020
Category: Consultancy
Country: Mauritania
Entity: World Bank Group
Description: Access to electricity in Mauritania varies significantly across urban and rural areas: it is estimated that the number of households with access to electricity is estimated at 6 % in rural and semi urban areas, versus 77% in urban areas. This is the result of a very low coverage and even lower connection rate; in fact, in urban and semi urban areas for towns of more than 150 inhabitants, coverage is estimated to be 43 %, while connection rate is only 26%. The country also has a very disperse population living over a wide area, with a population density of approximately 5 inhabitants per km2.
