What is energy in Algeria?

Energy in Algeria refers to energy and electricity production, consumption, and import in Algeria. The country had a primary energy use of 462 TWh in 2009 with a consumption of 13 TWh per million persons. Algeria is an OPEC country.

Is Algeria a good country for electricity?

Algeria has the technical and financial capacity to meet the country's electricity needs, as well as the assets required for its energy transition. Significant efforts have been made to increase the production capacity, as evident in the development of the installed power generation capacity over the past decade.

How much solar power does Algeria have?

By the end of 2023, Algeria had 437 MW of solar generation capacity, according to the national Commission for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (CEREFE). The country has an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine per year and global horizontal irradiation of almost 1,700 kWh/m²/year in the north and 2,263 kWh/m²/year in the south.

What is Algeria's Energy Transition Strategy?

One of the most ambitious elements of Algeria’s energy transition strategy is the development of the SoutH2 Corridor, aimed at supplying Europe with green hydrogen.

Where are solar panels made in Algeria?

Alongside Zergoun, the manufacturer Lagua Solaire has 200 MW of annual capacity for solar panel production in Algeria. The production plant of Algerian telecommunications and renewable energy company Milltech has a facility in Mila, in the east of the country, with a production capacity of 100 MW for M3-based modules. Manufacturing hub

Is Algeria accelerating its energy consumption?

Algeria is currently in a context of accelerating its energy consumption, together with a hydrocarbon production, which has seen successive declines from 2007 and a slight recovery in the last two years. Indeed, national energy consumption has more than doubled since 2000, rising from 28 to 58 Mtoe in 2015.