Mauritania inaugurates first solar energy project

MAURITANIAN ENERGY MINISTER Oumar Ould Yali has inaugurated the construction of the country’s first solar energy station in the town of Beled Teyeb. The electrification project, funded by Spain, is expected to benefit 4,000 families in the region. Ould Yali said the project would contribute to improving people’s living conditions, creating new job opportunities and reducing poverty.