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Power plants in Algeria

A directory of 59 power plants in Algeria with a combined installed capacity of 15,874 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

59power plants
15,874MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Algeria)

Gas: 31 plants31GasSolar: 27 plants27SolarHydro: 1 plants1Hydro

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Algeria electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

633gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
1.1%low-carbon electricity
1.1%renewables
98.9%fossil fuels
Gas: 99 % of electricity99GasSolar: 1 % of electricity1SolarOil: 0 % of electricity0Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Algeria

#PlantFuelMW
1Hadjret EnnousGas1,200
2Koudiet EddraouchGas1,200
3TergaGas1,200
4Msila 1Gas980
5MarsatGas840
6SKS IPP SNC LavalinGas815
7Ras DjinetGas672
8Hassi MessoudGas600
9Tilghemt 2Gas600
10JijelGas588
11ArbaaGas560
12Ain DjasserGas520
13Hassi Messoud OuestGas492
14SKB IPPGas484
15RelizaneGas465
16Boufarik 2Gas450
17BoutelilisGas450
18Hamma 2Gas418
19LabregGas396
20Kahrama IPPGas345

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