NATURAL GAS AND

ALGERIAN STRATEGY
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Abbdelkrim. Ainouche & Abdelhakim. Ainouche

SONATRACH-ALGERIA
 CONTENT

Introduction

Importance and advantages of the renewable energies

Algerian renewable programme

Institutional measures for the renewable energies

New energy Algeria

Field of renewable energies

Solar Energy

Estimation of the Wind Resources

Algerian gas

The hybrid solar gas project

Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
 The renewable energies sources can contribute to the
reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions and to the security of
the energy supply.

 Algeria has not only extensive gas reserves, but also huge
renewable energy resources especially solar and wind power.

 Algeria plans to increase the share of renewable energy in its

total supply to 5 per cent by 2010.

 To achieve this, Algeria has developed its own national strategy

for renewable energy.
 IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF THE
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
The renewable energies :
 contribute to the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions ;

 provide opportunities for poverty eradication, particularly in rural and

remote regions;
 limit the risks and the pollution of air, water, ground and
biosphere ;
 enhance energy security;

 preserve the reserves of the natural resources;

 reinforce the local economy by the development of small and

medium-sized companies;
 create export opportunities of electricity;
 ALGERIAN RENEWABLE PROGRAMME

Algeria has set up a national programme for the promotion of

renewable energy sources in the frame of its sustainable energy
development plan for 2020.

The first target is to increase electricity production by the

renewable energies to 5% of the total production by 2010.

During the last decade a number of regulatory and institutional

measures have been introduced in order to deal effectively with
environmental concerns in development projects and with highly
polluting activities.
Three principal reasons plead in favour of renewable energies
development in Algeria :

1. They constitute a solution economically viable to provide energy

services to the rural isolated populations in particular in the Great
South areas,

2. They allow a sustainable development because of their

inexhaustible character, and of their limited impact on the
environment and contribute to the safeguarding of our fossil
resources,

3. The monetisation of these energy resources can have only

positive repercussions as regards of regional balance and
creation of jobs.
 INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES FOR THE
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
 The law relative to the electricity and to the public distribution of
gas, promulgated in February 2002, liberalized the sector of
electricity .

 A decree, on diversification of electricity production costs was

enacted the 25th of March 2004.

 The law on renewable energies within the framework of the

sustainable development promulgated in August 2004.

 A lawful text was recently promulgated, to ensure the price

support of electricity produced from renewable energies.

 To develop renewable energies projects, Algeria created, the

company New Energy Algeria (NEAL).
 NEW ENERGY ALGERIA

Neal is a company created in july 2002 between Sonatrach,

Sonelgaz the national power company and a private investor the
objective is the :

 promotion and the development of new and renewable energies,

 identification and the realization of projects related to these

energies,

 definition, development and the implementation of development

strategies,

 organization of industrial and commercial activities


contribution to the production of electricity from solar and wind,

marketing of the electricity produced this way as well on the

local market as to export,

promotion of photovoltaic, in particular in the south of the

country,

search of partners for the investment and the exploitation of

new and renewable energies,

constitution of a research pole for the solar with the research

and/or training centers.
FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES
 FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES

Solar Energy

Regions Coastal High Sahara

Region Plateaus
Surface (%)
4 10 86

Average sunshine duration 2650 3000 3500

(Hours/year)

Received average energy 1700 1900 2650

(Kwh/m2/year)

Solar Potential in Algeria

 The exploitation of this solar potential enables us to complete
our program for rural electrification;

 Today 95% of the country is covered by the domestic grid.

Remote areas, far away from the power grid can only benefit
from electricity supplied by an adequate use of renewable
energy.
 ALGERIAN GAS TRANSMISSION NETWORK AND NEW GAS PROJECTS
Sardinia Algeria-Italy
POR

SPAIN ALGERIA Cagliari

via
ALMERIA SPAIN
8 to 10 Bcm/y
LNG Algiers
Collo Annaba Sardinia
sicily
Issers Jijel Tahir Skikda LNG 8 Bcm/y
TenesCherchel Bejaia El Hadjar
Tarifa
Tipaza
D.B.K.
H. Bouziane
El Milia EL Harrouch
Guelma
Tunis
Arzew LNG Mostaganem Boukadir Chlef
Kolea Thenea
Azzazga
S.A
El Kseur
Ain Kebira Ibn Ziad
Tanger Ain
Te
Oran
mo Se O.Rhiou Medea
Boufarik
Larbaa Lakhdaria
D.E.M
T.O
Akbou
B.B.A
Mila
Z. Youcef
Constantine
S. Ahras
u n Gdyel
Gh
Be
ni S chen ia O.Fodda El Khemis A.Bessam Bouira Ain S ’mara
aza af t Mohammadia Relizane B. Mansour Setif
oua S.E.Ghozlane El Eulma Teleghma
t HBH Sig Berrouaghia
Sidi Aissa
Merouana SCE Ain Beida
Rabat Remchi
S.Lahcene
S.B.Abbes
Zemoura
Tiaret
M ’sila
N ’gaous
Kais
Khenchela
Tebessa

Oujda
Maghnia Hennaya
Mascara Tighenif Dahmouni GG1 A.Lahdjel Elma Labiad
Batna
Tlemcen Rahouia
Sougueur
Ain Oussara Boussaada Barika SCD
Ghriss Djelfa Oum Ali
O.Taria
El Aricha GZ1
Takhmert
Frenda
GK1 SCC Bir El Ater
Saida Biskra
MOROCCO O.Djerane
GZ2 GZ0
Messaad
SCB O.Djellal
O. Saf Saf
SC3
GZ3 Laghouat GK2 SC2
SC3 Aflou TUNISIA
Telighmet SCA
LEGEND SC1 ENRICO MATTEi
Existing PEDRO DURAN 24 to 30 Bcm/y
H. R’mel
Project FARELL SC4 Touggourt

8-12 to 18.5 Bcm/y Berriane H.E.Hamra

Bechar Ghardaia SC3
PIPELINES SYM. DIAM. LENGTH LIBYA
Metlili
Ouargla H. Messaoud
Hassi R'mel / Arzew GZ0 20”/24” 509 Km
Hassi R'mel / Arzew GZ1 40” 507 Km
Hassi R'mel / Arzew GZ2 40” 507 Km GIS SC2
Hassi R'mel / Arzew GZ3 42” 507 Km
Enrico Mattei GEM 2 x 48” 549 Km Zina
Tindouf
Hassi Rmel / Skikda GK1 40” 573 Km GM 1 GR2 Ghadamès
Hassi R'mel / Skikda GK2 42” 573 Km G. Touil
Hassi R'mel / Issers GG1 42” 436 Km
Alrar / Hassi R'mel GR1 42”/48” 961 Km R. Nouss
Alrar / Hassi R'mel GR2 42”/48” 961 Km
SC1
G.Touil / H.Messaoud GM1 40” 150 Km IN SALAH-H R’MEL Ohanet
Pedro Duran Farell GPDF 48” 530 Km NIGERIA-ALGERIA
9 Bcm/y
In salah / H. R'mel * GIS 48” 535 Km 17,4 Bcm/y GR1 Alrar
* Pipeline in partnership with BP
T. Fouyé
In Salah In Amenas
 Algerian LNG Exports in 2004
Total : 60.3 BCM Algerian Gas is mainly marketed in Europe
Total LNG: 25 BCM
Greece Belgium
2% 16% LNG
France
32%

Spain Italy
USA Portugal 23% 5%
10% 3%

Turkey
12%
ALGERIA

Source : Market News « Activity of Sonatrach, January 2005

 EXPECTED GAS
EXPORT CAPACITY
85 BCM/Y BY 2010
 MEDGAZ Project

 Flowrate: 8 Billion m3/year

 Hassi R' Mel to Beni Saf

(Onshore Pipeline/Algeria)

 Beni Saf to Almeria (Offshore

Pipeline)
 GALSI Project
 Hassi R' mel - El Kala (onshore
pipeline/Algeria) : Length: 640
km.

 El Kala - Cagliari (offshore):

Length: 310 km; Depth: 1950 M

 Cagliari- Olbia (Sardinia) :

Length: 300 km

 Olbia-C.D.Pescaia (Offshore)

Length : 220 km; Depth : 900 M

 Trans Saharan Project
Beni Saf

Gas pipeline of approximately 4500

km linking the region of Warri (Nigeria)
H.R’Mel to Algeria and Europe:

 Flowrate : 18 To 25 BCM;

 2500 km on the Algerian territory;

 750 km on the territory of Niger;

 1300 km on the territory of Nigeria.

Warry
 HYBRID SOLAR GAS PROJECT

 Algeria strategy consists in carrying out a synergy between the

Solar one and the natural gas thanks to hybrid solar gas projects
by profiting from the Algerian natural gas endowment and to the
permanent sun shining of the South of the country.

 An important hybrid solar gas project is being planned and has

already prompted some interested responses.

 The first project adopted by Neal is the realization in Hassi R’mel

(South Algeria) of a hybrid power station i.e running with gas and
solar of a capacity of 150 MW including 25 MW of solar field.

Algeria sees ideal opportunities of combining Algeria’s richest
fossil energy source – the natural gas – with Algeria’s most
abundant renewable energy source – the sun – by integrating
concentrating solar power into natural gas combined cycles.

The development of solar energy could save significant

quantities of hydrocarbons and particularly of natural gas, which
could be exported towards Europe and the United States.

The positive implications are double: Firstly, the reduction of

burned fossil fuels, will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions,
while contributing to improve the energy supply of the our partners.
Annual map of the wind average velocity to 10m of the ground (m/s)
Seasonal map of the wind velocity
 Project Wind Farm

The second project is the realization of a wind farm in Tindouf

(South Algeria) of a capacity of 10 MW. It will be of the wind-diesel
hybrid type.
 CONCLUSION
Algerian energy strategy major concerns and priorities have
always been the important convergence between energy
management, environment and sustainable development.

The technically exploitable potential of renewable energies

in Algeria is considerable and the quality of the fields is such
as profitable investments can be considered for their
development.
The development of renewable energies corresponds to the
option of a local development, monetizing the existent
resources, supporting employment and replying to social
waiting in favor of a sustainable development.

Algeria’s solar potential and land resources are optimal for

the implementation of solar thermal power technologies.
Overall, Algeria is aiming at a 5% share for solar in the
country's electricity mix by 2010.

Algeria has an efficient electric grid, an important energy

potential allowing for a significant power generation from
renewable sources that may supply the European market.
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