Algeria has signaled readiness to export 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Europe, should the latter express the desire. This was stated by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during an interview with national media outlets broadcasted on Saturday evening.
President Tebboune declared, “We are prepared to send electricity to Europe, as we have assured the Europeans. If they express the desire, we are ready to export at least 10,000 megawatts per day to them.”
The president also touched upon the record levels of electricity consumption observed this summer, with a historic peak of 18,697 megawatts recorded on July 23, marking the fourth occurrence of such a phenomenon within a month.
He pointed out that the normal daily consumption of electricity ranged between 10,000 and 11,000 megawatts, but the rise in temperatures and increased use of air conditioning almost doubled electricity consumption, “yet there were no outages.”
“Sonelgaz and Sonatrach have achieved what can be termed miraculous accomplishments: Sonatrach in terms of new discoveries, and Sonelgaz in increasing electricity production by at least 150%,” he emphasized.
He further noted that Algeria’s production capacities exceed 24,000 megawatts, making the country “the most powerful electricity producer in Africa.”