World Bank to fund Mauritania’s DREAM Project

The World Bank Group has approved the financing for Mauritania’s first large-scale battery energy storage facility, known as the DREAM Project. It is part of an infrastructure development plan that aims to boost green hydrogen, expand energy storage, and support critical reforms in the mining sector. In a press release, the World Bank Country Manager for Mauritania, Ibou Diouf, described it accordingly: "the Mauritania DREAM Project is a transformative step toward a more resilient future that entails stronger economic growth, more jobs, and long-term energy security."