Who will fund solar projects in Algeria?

The Algeria government is to fund the solar projects. Sonelgaz has signed 19 contracts with local and international companies to construct solar PV plants across Algeria.

Will Algeria build a solar PV plant?

The state owned utility for electricity and natural gas distribution in Algeria has signed 19 contracts with local and international companies to construct solar PV plants. In making the announcement recently, the government said the project to produce 3,000MW of solar PV energy is part of its Renewable Energy Development Programme.

How many solar power plants will Sonelgaz build in 2023?

“This [follows] the call for tenders launched by Sonelgaz, in February 2023, for the realisation of a project with a capacity of 2,000MW, consisting of the construction of 15 photovoltaic solar power plants, with a production capacity from 80 to 220MW each, spread over 12 wilayas (provinces).

Who is involved in the green energy cluster Algeria?

Have you read? Professor Boukhalfa Yaïci, Director General of the Green Energy Cluster Algeria, confirmed the projects will involve Algerian companies. Local firms will be responsible for 42% of the work, he emphasised.

Who congratulated a Chinese energy cluster in Algeria?

He congratulated the cluster’s members Amimer Energie Spa officielle, EURL HAMDI, Ozgun-Zergoun consortium and the Cosider Canalisation-Fimer group for their winning bids. Yaïci also lauded Chinese companies “for believing in Algeria’s possibilities to start the energy transition process.”