Algeria plans to allocate $3 billion for the second phase of its water desalination expansion initiative, which includes the construction of six additional plants by 2030.
This initiative is part of a larger $5.4 billion project aimed at improving the country’s drinking water supply in response to increasing climate-related challenges.
Lotfi Zennadi, the CEO of the state-owned Algerian Energy Company, indicated that this new phase will follow the completion of five desalination plants expected to start operations in 2024 under the initial $2.4 billion phase.
With the addition of these new facilities, Algeria’s capacity to produce potable water from the Mediterranean will rise from 2.2 million cubic meters per day (m³/day) to 3.7 million m³/day.
Once fully operational, the total of 11 seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, each capable of producing up to 300,000 m³/day, will elevate the country’s desalination capacity to 5.8 million m³/day, fulfilling 60% of Algeria’s drinking water requirements by the end of the decade.
The Algerian Energy Company will oversee these plants, providing water to the state-run distribution company Algérienne Des Eaux at rates ranging from 52 to 100 Algerian dinars per cubic meter (approximately $0.39 to $0.76 per m³).
Source :Zawya
