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Algeria formalizes its new NDC: 24 billion dollars for the climate

Algeria formalizes its new NDC: 24 billion dollars for the climate

Algeria submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution in June 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The submission was officially announced on Monday, August 3, 2026, by the Minister of Environment and Quality of Life, Kaouther Krikou, and was immediately welcomed by the European Union, GIZ, and the United Nations system in Algeria, which see it as a strong signal for bilateral climate and energy cooperation.

Aug 5, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Sustainability & Green Economy
Hydraulics: Algeria accelerates its projects in Illizi and Blida

Hydraulics: Algeria accelerates its projects in Illizi and Blida

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.

Aug 5, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Regulatory & Legal
Establishment of the National Agency for Energy Control and Energy Efficiency

Establishment of the National Agency for Energy Control and Energy Efficiency

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.

Aug 4, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Sustainability & Green Economy
Algeria: Cap Djinet Desalination Plant Achieves Cumulative Production of 100 Million Cubic Meters

Algeria: Cap Djinet Desalination Plant Achieves Cumulative Production of 100 Million Cubic Meters

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.

Aug 3, 2026al24news.dz
Sustainability & Green Economy
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Less than 90% in one year: Algeria definitively turns its back on coal

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...

Aug 3, 2026ecotimesdz.com