As part of efforts to strengthen international cooperation and expand Algeria’s global partnership network, Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies Dr. Mourad Adjal received, on Sunday, November 2, 2025, a delegation of executive officials from the World Bank’s Board of Directors representing seventy (70) countries worldwide. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s headquarters, focused on reviewing the state of cooperation between the sector and the World Bank and exploring ways to broaden the partnership, particularly in developing clean energy and green hydrogen production.
In his opening remarks, attended by a representative of the Ministry of Finance and several senior officials from the Ministry, Dr. Mourad Adjal highlighted Algeria’s national policy to invest in renewable and clean energy. He pointed to the national project to produce 15,000 MW of renewable energy by 2035, which the ministry is leading. He noted that this project has already made significant progress with the implementation of a 3,200 MW solar photovoltaic program, set to begin operation in 2026.
The Minister also discussed the sector’s major projects aimed at strengthening Algeria’s international standing, such as the undersea electricity interconnection project linking Algeria and Italy, which will pave the way for electricity exports to Europe, as well as the North-South power interconnection initiative to bolster cooperation between Algeria and other African countries. He underlined the importance of these projects, reaffirming that Algeria is a producer of “reliable, sustainable, and continuous energy” seeking to expand into foreign markets.
Dr. Adjal further expressed the Ministry’s interest in working with the World Bank to study and support a number of large-scale energy projects requiring substantial investments, in order to achieve the goals of Algeria’s energy transition program, one of the country’s key strategic priorities.
For their part, members of the World Bank delegation expressed great interest in Algeria’s experience and its efforts toward energy transition. They emphasized that the Bank has multiple mechanisms and tools that can be used to strengthen cooperation with Algeria. Regarding ongoing joint projects, the delegation pledged to accelerate work and improve efficiency to ensure the timely implementation of the initiatives under discussion.