Editing Nouakchott (section)

==== Sustainability ====
Responding to a 450% projected increase in electricity demand between 2010 and 2030, Nouakchott's [[List of power stations in Mauritania#Solar|Sheikh Zayed solar power plant]] was completed in 2012 and is considered the largest solar power plant in Africa.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=El Hacen Jed |first1=Mohamed |last2=Ihaddadene |first2=Razika |last3=Ihaddadene |first3=Nabila |last4=Elhadji Sidi |first4=Cheikh ELBanany |last5=EL Bah |first5=Menny |date=2020-03-01 |title=Performance analysis of 954,809 kWp PV array of Sheikh Zayed solar power plant (Nouakchott, Mauritania) |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755008419302157 |journal=Renewable Energy Focus |language=en |volume=32 |pages=45–54 |doi=10.1016/j.ref.2019.11.002 |bibcode=2020REneF..32...45E |s2cid=213995904 |issn=1755-0084}}</ref> The desert climate causes dust accumulation, which negatively impacts the performance of photovoltaic solar panels.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lasfar |first1=Sara |last2=Haidara |first2=Fanta |last3=Mayouf |first3=Chiva |last4=Abdellahi |first4=Fatimatou Med |last5=Elghorba |first5=Mohamed |last6=Wahid |first6=Achraf |last7=Kane |first7=Cheikh Sid Ethmane |date=2021-08-01 |title=Study of the influence of dust deposits on photovoltaic solar panels: Case of Nouakchott |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082621000569 |journal=Energy for Sustainable Development |language=en |volume=63 |pages=7–15 |doi=10.1016/j.esd.2021.05.002 |bibcode=2021ESusD..63....7L |s2cid=236250729 |issn=0973-0826}}</ref>