10 most impressive mega projects in algeria During the last few years, growth has been
supported by large-scale investments, with the government allocating 278 billion dollars
to develop various projects in the transportation, housing, energy, and education sectors.
Algeria is classified as an upper middle-income country by the World Bank; its gross national
income per capita for 2019 was $4,010, a 0.75 percent increase from 2018.
Algeria's gross domestic product was 172 billion dollars in 2020, with a population of approximately
43 million people; industry contributes 61 percent of the country's GDP; services contribute
30 percent; and agriculture contributes 9 percent.
Before proceeding, we would like to highlight the ten most impressive projects currently
underway or recently completed in the North African country.
If you're new here, make sure to like the video and subscribe to our channel so you
don't miss out on any of our exciting future videos.
So, without further ado, here are the ten most impressive Megaprojects in Algeria.
. Welcome to THINKRICH MEDIA the community which brings to you entrepreneurial, business
and personal development content to inform, motivate and inspire you!
We also want to introduce you to our special african development playlist because we strongly
believe Entrepreneurship rather than global pity is the key to Africa’s growth and development
so if you’re African and you aren’t subscribed to our community you’re missing out!
10.
Mostaganem Tramway Light Rail Project: A test run for Algeria's Mostaganem Tramway
Light Rail Project is currently underway.
The 14.5 km Mostaganem Tramway project consists of two lines with 24 stations toddling 14
km of track.
The North-South T1 line will connect Salamandre Place in the north to the University of Kharouba
in the south, serving 19 stations, while the East-West T2 line will connect the city's
Main Line Station in the east, where it will interchange with the T1, to Avenue Abane Ramdane
bus station, serving 5 stations.
Work on the 14.5 km network began in August 2013 and was initially carried out in Spain
by a consortium of Alstom and Ice Lux under a $290 billion contract awarded by the Algiers
Metro company (EMA), which is managing the project.
Construction was originally scheduled to be completed by May 2015, but was delayed due
to flooding, subsidence, and a severe financial crisis.
Work was later resumed through a consortium of Alstom and the calsided group Algeria,
with regular operations now expected to begin later this year.
The network will be run by a fleet of 25 Citadis 402 LRVs, which are 43.9m long.
They will be made by Cital, a joint venture of Alstom, EMA, and Ferrovial, Spain, at its
plant in Annaba.
Alstom also made the tracks, catenary, telecommunications and signaling, substations, and tickets for
the network.
9.
Chiffa to Berrouaghia Expressway The Algerian prime minister officially opened
the Chiffa-Berrouaghia Highway last December.
The expressway runs for 53 kilometers through the Atlas Mountains, which were the bottleneck
part of the Algeria South-North Expressway due to the extreme construction difficulties.
The main construction work included a 10-kilometer tunnel, several bridges spanning up to 16
kilometers, and subgrade engineering.
The section between Chef and Barrow Agia was supposed to open in 2017, but due to the project's
complexity, it was finally commissioned in December 2020.
The cost of the project was initially 735 million dollars.
This was revised upwards, with the final estimated cost being around $950, though the official
figure has yet to be disclosed by Algerian officials.
In the future, the expressway will also extend further south, connecting other countries
in the region such as Mali and Nigeria, according to Algeria's prime minister, the plan north-south
Highway linking the North African nation to Nigeria over a distance of more than 4,500
kilometers is critical for boosting the economy.
8.
Ain Tsila gas field development Petrofac has been awarded a contract with
the Montessori group worth approximately $1 billion.
The joint operating group established by Sonatrach, Petroceltic, and Enel for the Ain Tsila development
project in Algeria, located approximately 1,100 kilometers southeast of The Ain Tsila
Field, will produce gas, LPG, and condensate for the local Algerian market before exporting
it.
The lump-sum engineering procurement and construction project scope of work includes commissioning,
start-up, and performance testing under the terms of the 42-month contract.
The construction work began in 2019 and is scheduled to be completed in 2022.
The Ain Tsila field was discovered in 2009 by a single well and was the world's ninth
largest discovery at the time.
PetroCeltic drills six delineation wells in the field to collect data for the field's
integrated reservoir model and to prepare the field development plan.
It is estimated that the Sun Tsila field contains 2.1 trillion cubic feet of sales gas.
Condensate in the amount of 67 million barrels and liquefied petroleum gas in the amount
of 108 million barrels.
7.
Saida- Mascara Expressway In order to improve regional connectivity
and reduce traffic congestion, Algeria's Ministry of Public Works is building a 101-kilometer-long
new dual-line expressway between Saida and Mascara.
Construction of five interchanges, 18 engineering structures, six viaducts, 25 hydraulic structures,
dividers, exchangers, tunnels, and other related facilities is also part of the project.
The project entails the construction of a 101-kilometer-long four-lane expressway connecting
the cities of Mascara and Saida.
The project is being built in stages.
The first phase of the project, measuring 43 kilometers in length, is being built between
the East-West Highway and Tizi near Mascara.
The project's second phase will be developed between Tizi near Mascara and Saida.
The first phase of the project is further subdivided into two sections: the Hacine-east
west highway section (25km) and the Hacine-Tizi section (25km) (18km).
The EPC contract for the East West Highway-Hacine section was awarded to Seror, Société Nationale
de Travaux Publics (SNTP), SNC-Mezoughi et Fils, and Shandong Luqiao Group Co. Ltd in
the third quarter of 2014, and the EPC contract for the Hacine-Tizi section (18km) was awarded
to EGTR BENZAMIA Maamar, Irrigout, Seror, Levantina Ingenieri (CHM).
Construction activities for the first phase of the project began in May 2015.
Construction work is currently underway. 6.
Oued- Tlelat/ Tlemcem highspeed rail project The Oued Tlélat – Tlemcen high-speed railway
line is part of a larger development plan for the Trans-Maghreb railway corridor, which
includes railway lines in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, and Egypt.
The project involves a 132-kilometer stretch of track that is part of the railway link
between the maritime city of Oran and the Moroccan border, with a mix of passenger and
freight traffic.
The construction of 56 viaducts along the line is divided into three categories: common,
special, and exceptional.
All of the viaduct structures will be made of a steel/concrete mixture.
The superstructure of the track necessitates the installation of UIC60 type rails on twin-block
reinforced concrete sleepers with Nabla type fastening, above layers of ballast, sub-ballast,
and a protective compacted sand/gravel mix level known as "super-compact."
The project also addressed architectural and functional aspects related to the construction/renovation
of four stations: Oued Tlélat (renovation); Sidi Bel Abbes (new construction); Sidi Lahcen
(new staging area); and Tlemcen (renovation/overall revisiting of functions and construction of
the new high-speed terminal).
5.
Gara Djebilet iron ore project Gâra Djebilet (Tindouf province) in Western
Algeria is one of the world's most important iron ore deposits.
It was discovered in 1952 and has an estimated reserve of over 2 billion tons of mineral
wealth (iron grading over 50 percent ). FERAAL (Algeria's national iron and steel
company) has reached an agreement with the Chinese company SINOSTEEL Equipment & Engineering
Co. Ltd to conduct pre-feasibility and feasibility studies on the development of the Gâra Djebilet
iron-ore deposit.
According to preliminary estimates, the project could cost more than $2 billion.
The project includes the design of the processing plants as well as all necessary infrastructure
for the transportation of materials and products, as well as the supply of water and energy,
all while taking into account the mine's remote location.
The recovery of this iron ore is both strategic and challenging, and it should be noted that
by establishing a production platform of international proportions, Algeria will position itself
as a "leader" on a continental scale.
One of the most difficult technical challenges of this project is lowering the phosphorus
content of the iron mineral (from 0.8 percent to 0.1 percent ). The site's location and
remoteness, away from all modes of transportation, is also an important issue for profitability,
which a new railway line will attempt to overcome.
Following difficulties in attracting foreign investors, the project in Tindouf province
will aid Algeria's efforts to diversify away from oil.
4.
Galsi pipeline project The Galsi pipeline, alternatively referred
to as the Gasdotto Algeria–Sardegna Italia (GALSI), is a proposed gas pipeline that would
connect Algeria and Italy.
The pipeline would originate in Koudiet Draouche, Algeria, near the Annaba Gulf, and connect
to the Algeria-Sardinia undersea section.
The pipeline would begin in Sardinia at Porto Botte and then head north to Olbia.
The pipeline would connect to the undersea Sardinia-Tuscany section at Olbia.
The pipeline would terminate in Italy's Piombino, where the gas would be delivered to the country's
national gas distribution system.
Sonatrach, along with Edison, Enel, and the Hera group, is also a partner in this project,
which will see the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Algeria to Italy via South India.
The 837-kilometer-long pipeline will be nearly 565 kilometers offshore and 272 kilometers
on land.
With Sonatrach as the largest shareholder, the pipeline will have an annual capacity
of 8 billion cubic meters.
Algeria's vast gas reserves will be supplied to Northern Italy and Europe via the Ain Tsila
field through this project.
3.
Port of El Hamdania Algeria's government intends to develop a
deep-water port in El Hamadania, 80 kilometers west of Algiers, to alleviate congestion and
facilitate international trade.
The port is intended to compete with Morocco's Tangier medport as a regional hub for North
Africa and the Mediterranean.
It will have a 25 million-tonne annual capacity and 23 terminals capable of handling up to
6.5 million 20-foot containers.
In January 2016, a memorandum of understanding was signed for the project and initiative
of former President Abdul Aziz Pataskala cat.
The agreement committed the China State Construction Engineering Company, the China Harbour Engineering
Company, and the Algerian port authority to the project in exchange for China financing
the agreement and outsourcing import operations for the first twenty-five years.
Algerian media reported in 2019 that the then-under-construction Deepwater Port of El Hamdania had been suspended.
Although the government is eager to restart construction due to the port's strategic importance,
when completed, the portable Hamdania in Churchill will be the country's largest and first deepwater
port, as well as Africa's second deepwater port.
2.
TAFOUK 1 solar project Algeria's government intends to begin construction
of tafouk one, a mega solar project, within the next few years.
As confirmed in 2020, it will enable the construction of several photovoltaic solar power plants
with a combined capacity of 4000 megawatts.
The project is expected to be completed in 2024.
And it is expected to cost up to 3.6 billion dollars.
This project will generate 56,000 jobs during the construction phase and 2,000 jobs during
the operation phase.
Algeria aims to generate 22 gigatonnes of green energy by the end of the decade, with
13.6 gigatonnes dedicated to photovoltaic solar energy.
The transition to green energy is deemed necessary due to the fact that oil and gas have become
the economic lifeblood of both countries.
1.
Tebessa phosphate plant project Algeria's truck project is a six-billion-dollar
joint venture with China to develop a phosphate plant in the country.
The Algerian-Chinese partnership will see the phosphate plant developed in Bassett,
eastern Algeria.
The plant is expected to begin operations by the end of 2022, creating over 3000 jobs.
The project proposes to increase the annual output of the Phosphate Mine in Tebessa's
eastern region from 1 million to 10 million tonnes.
Algeria, which has the world's third largest phosphate reserves, plans to increase its
phosphate production from 2 million tonnes per year to 30 million tonnes per year by
2030, establishing it as a major exporter of phosphate-based fertilizers.
Thank you for watching.if there are any tips you think should be on this list but is not,
leave a comment let us know.
Help our channel grow.
We hope this video has been helpful to you.
Support us by liking the video, subscribing and turning on your notification.