Dutch Greentech company GreenGo has submitted an application to the Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines for the development of the world’s largest green energy park.
Dubbed Megaton Moon, the park will have a generation capacity of 60GW/190TWh of hybrid solar and wind per year as well as 35 GW of electrolysis. From these resources, up to four million tons of green hydrogen will be produced annually as well as an additional 18 million tons of green ammonia.
Karsten Nielsen, CEO of GreenGO Energy, explained that, “Mauritania holds some of the best solar and wind resource in the world, large areas of suitable flat land and coastal proximity for water and shipping. Green hydrogen production cost is half of Northern Europe, potentially lower. Furthermore, the region has some of the most operator-friendly fiscal policies on the continent…”
Implemented in stages, GreenGo is targeting the completion of the pilot stage by 2028 and the last stage between 2033 and 2035. Enginering and consultancy company COWI is the development and project engineering partner while offshore renewable energy firm New Power Partners will support the renewable energy design as an extended arm to GreenGo Energy’s team.
Financed through GreenGo Energy’s Tier 1 investors, the project aims to transform the capital city of Noukchott into a green industrial and urban powerhouse.
In addition to green hydrogen, the project will leverage 10TWh of surplus power to develop other strategic sectors of the economy, including the farming industry. With more than 70 million tons of desalinated water expected to be generated annually – three times what is required at the park itself – the project will facilitate the distribution of water and power to establish a green industry and supply chain in Mauritania.
The choice destination for the mega-project was largely attributed to Mauritania’s high resource potential and strategic investment climate.
