Renewable energy, environmental initiatives, and green business
This new structure will serve as an instrument for implementing the policy and the new strategy for the development and promotion of renewable energies, as well as for energy efficiency and management.
In the face of climate challenges and the need to ensure sustainable water security, the Algerian state is stepping up its efforts. Public investments are multiplying, affecting both the vast expanses of the Grand Sud and the major urban centers in the north of the country. It is within this dynamic that the recent announcements from the Illizi Hydraulic Directorate and the unexpected inspection visit led by the sector minister, Lounès Bouzegza, in the wilaya of Blida, are situated, according to an APS dispatch.
Algeria - A recent executive decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette (No. 56) includes the establishment of the National Agency for Energy Control and Energy Efficiency, outlining its tasks, organization, and operations.
The latest issue of the official journal (No. 56) published an executive decree establishing the National Agency for Energy Control and Energy Efficiency, and specifies
Based on a partnership between the public and private sectors.
The latest issue of the official gazette (No. 56) published an executive decree that includes the establishment of the National Agency for Energy Control and Energy Efficiency, defining its tasks, organization, and operation. The new agency integrates both the National Agency for Energy Development and Rational Use and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conservation, which are being dissolved, with a transitional period of 6 months set for the transfer of assets to the new agency.
The Algerian company for desalination, a subsidiary of SONATRACH, announced that the Cap Djinet 2 seawater desalination plant reached a cumulative production of 100 million cubic meters of desalinated water as of August 1, 2026, since it began operations. A statement from the company confirmed today, Monday, that this achievement reflects the continuous efforts of the plant's staff and their commitment to ensuring service continuity.
To ensure the continuity of public service and enhance water security.
The figures speak for themselves: Algeria's coal consumption fell from 0.01 to 0.001 exajoule between 2024 and 2025, a decline of over 90% in just one year. Coal, which already represented only a marginal share of national energy supply, thus becomes an almost residual source, confined to rare occasional industrial uses. This disengagement is primarily explained by the fundamentals of the Algerian energy model. The country has considerable natural gas reserves, which cover most of the electricity needs and ali...
The Minister of Water Resources, Lounès Bouzegza, chaired a meeting on Thursday in Algiers dedicated to monitoring the progress of studies related to the strategic large-scale water transfer projects 'South-South' and 'South-High Plateaus'.
Algeria - The National Union of Agricultural Engineers announced today, Sunday in a statement, the organization of a national forum on mountain agriculture and rural economy, from September 1 to 3 in Skikda.