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ALGERIA IS PREPARING TO DIVERSIFY ITS ELECTRICITY MIX WITH RENEWAL ENERGY
The government of Algeria is preparing to launch a call for tenders for independent power producers (IPPs). The aim of this call for expressions of interest is to select companies to produce 1,000MW of renewable energy.
The call for tenders, which will be launched between June and July 2021, will be divided into 10 lots of 100MW each, open to foreign investment.
In a decree published on 29 April 2021 in the official gazette, the Algerian government empowered Chems Eddine Chitour, the Minister of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies, to manage and supervise the entire operation.
In terms of renewable energy production, Algeria lags behind its Moroccan and Egyptian neighbours. But the country wants to diversify its electricity mix. This is what justifies the call for tenders that Algiers is currently preparing.
The aim is to obtain a new installed capacity of 1,000MW. This electricity will be produced from renewable sources, the most abundant of which in the North African country is solar.
Source: ESI Africa