Solar

Algeria to build $100m solar factory as Desertec beckons

Algeria’s state-controlled electricity and gas company Sonelgaz says it is building a solar-module factory, as the Sahara-bound country looks for a foothold in the solar bonanza shaping up across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Algeria hopes to expand its energy sector beyond the ubiquitous oil wells.
Algeria hopes to expand its energy sector beyond the ubiquitous oil wells.
Published 23 November 2009, 15:54Updated 25 November 2012, 10:46
Middle East & Africa