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Nouakchott North pumping hub: 25% of the works completed
Pipelines, reservoirs, a booster station and a water tower: the hub will secure the distribution of water produced at Idini and by Aftout Es-Saheli.
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Idini, 24 new wells and 59 km of pipes
Strengthening the Idini wellfield also means rehabilitating 37 wells and building two reservoirs holding 7,500 m³ in total.
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Nouakchott North, 25% of the works completed
The new pumping and distribution hub will secure the distribution of water produced at Idini and by Aftout Es-Saheli.
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Idini wellfield (Trarza) – Nouakchott
Strengthening the Idini wellfield
New wells and rehabilitation of existing ones in the Idini wellfield, two reservoirs, a 59 km transmission main and remote operation of the facilities.
Nouakchott North
Water pumping and distribution hub – Nouakchott North
Securing the distribution, in northern Nouakchott, of the water produced at Idini and by the Aftout Es-Saheli system.
Works completed25%- Completed
Aftout (Senegal River) – Nouakchott
Aftout Es-Saheli system
A water intake on the Senegal River, a treatment plant and a transfer main of about 200 km that have supplied Nouakchott since 2010.
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- Aftout Es-Saheli system outputAugust 2026
- 147,000–150,000m³ per dayThe system’s maximum capacity
- Water pumping and distribution hub – Nouakchott North
- MRU 800,000,000Works completed25%
- Length of the main from Aftout to Nouakchott
- ≈ 200 km
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