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- GENERAL OVERVIEW
- ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY FRAMEWORK
- ENERGY COMPANIES
- ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- ENERGY USE AND PRICE BY SECTOR
- ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
- STATISTICS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- GLOSSARY
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Overview
Algeria is advancing its energy transition by diversifying exports and expanding renewable capacity while maintaining hydrocarbon production. Structural reforms include splitting energy governance, regulating markets, and promoting green hydrogen, though renewable targets face implementation challenges.
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Highlights
- The country plans to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons through a diversification of its exports and the development of renewables, with 16 GW planned for 2030.
- Two public companies dominate the energy markets: Sonatrach for hydrocarbon production and trade and Sonelgaz for electricity supply and gas distribution.
- Despite a 6% drop in 2024, natural gas production is 17% higher than its 2000 level and half of production is exported. Electricity production has more than doubled since 2010 and is almost entirely based on gas.
- Final energy consumption has increased by 4%/year since 2010. Energy prices are regulated and industrial prices have remained stable since 2016.
- Algeria aims to attract international investors to offset its declining production and to maintain its exports. To face the expected increase in electricity demand, the country is developing natural gas and solar power projects.
- Construction of Algeria's first nuclear plant, initially planned for 2025 with a 15-20-year timeline, has been postponed indefinitely.
Energy & Climate Policy Framework
The Ministry of Energy and Mines, which was responsible for the energy policy and supervises the public energy companies, was split in September 2025 into the Ministry of Oil and Mines and the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies.
Energy Companies
Oil:
Sonatrach is the largest crude oil producer, accounting for more than 80% of Algeria's crude oil production (47 Mt in 2024, stable). Sonatrach made 18 new hydrocarbon discoveries on its own during 2024. These discoveries, divided between oil (51%) and gas (49%), revealed a volume of proven and probable hydrocarbons in place of 58 Mtoe.
Energy Supply & Demand
Resources:
Algeria has large proved crude oil and conventional natural gas reserves (1.7 Gt of oil and 4 504 bcm of gas, respectively, end of 2024). Its main gas field is Hassi R'Mel (among the world's largest with estimated recoverable reserves of around 2 500 bcm).
Energy Use and Price by Sector
Energy Prices in Industry:
Energy prices are regulated for all customers and set by the CREG. Industrial prices in national currency have remained stable since 2016 at nearly DZD3,000/MWh, after a regular growth between 2010 and 2016. As well, gas tariffs were revised in 2016, with prices for industry doubling and remaining stable (in national currency) since then.
Issues & Prospects
Gas:
In March 2025, Algeria announced objective to double its gas production to 200 bcm/year within 5 years
- Graph 1: Primary Consumption Trends by Energy Source
- Graph 2: Total Consumption Market Share by Energy (2024)
- Graph 3: Installed Electric Capacity by Source
- Graph 4: Installed Electric Capacity by Source (2024)
- Graph 5: Gross Power Production by Source & Consumption
- Graph 6: Power Generation by Source (2024)
- Graph 7: Crude Oil Production & Consumption
- Graph 8: Petroleum Products Production & Consumption
- Graph 9: Gas Production & Consumption
- Graph 10: Coal Production & Consumption
- Graph 11: Emissions of GHG and CO2 from Fuel Combustion
- Graph 12: Final Demand Trends by Energy Source
- Graph 13: Final Consumption by Sector
- Graph 14: Final Consumption Market Share by Sector (2024)
- Graph 15: Final Consumption in Industry by Energy Source
- Graph 16: Energy Prices in Industry (Taxes Included)
- Graph 17: Final Consumption in Transport by Energy Source
- Graph 18: Energy Prices in Transport (Taxes Included)
- Graph 19: Final Consumption in Residential, Services, Agriculture by Energy Source
- Graph 20: Energy Prices in Residential (Taxes Included)
- Graph 21: Upcoming New Capacity by Energy Source
- Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO2 emissions.
- Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
- Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
- Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
The Algeria energy market data since 1990 and up to
is included in the Excel file accompanying the Algeria country report.
It showcases the historical evolution, allowing users to easily work with the data.
Key Data included in the excelsheet:
- Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO2 emissions.
- Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
- Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
- Energy Balance: total and per energy.
- Algeria Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Algeria energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO2 emissions (from fuel combustion).