Relying on abundant local natural gas resources, Algeria's energy self-sufficiency rate has remained high for a long time, and the driving force for new energy transformation is relatively insufficient. To achieve the long-term development goals of photovoltaics, a professional online seminar will be held locally to gather the wisdom of domestic and foreign energy enterprises, analyze industry pain points, sort out development paths, and break through the barriers for the large-scale implementation of photovoltaics.

Analyze the pain points of development

The industry seminar focuses on the core target of 15GW photovoltaic installed capacity in Algeria by 2035, and conducts in-depth discussions on the current 3.2GW photovoltaic development plan, which will be implemented in up to 20 centralized photovoltaic power stations in 12 provinces across the country. At present, Algeria has built a photovoltaic installed capacity of 2.87GW, and another 2.6GW project is under construction. Industry experts analyze that the slow development pace of local photovoltaics is mainly due to the self-sufficiency of local natural gas and its export advantages, without energy import pressure. Coupled with energy price subsidies, the economic driving force for the transition to new energy in the market is weak. The development of photovoltaics is mainly aimed at optimizing the energy structure and maintaining the electricity export market.

Explore the path to breaking through the game

Overseas companies have pointed out that the core weakness of Algeria's large-scale photovoltaic development is not technology, but the lack of a complete industrial ecosystem. The industry has proposed that large-scale development of photovoltaics requires five supporting systems: stable policies, standardized power purchase agreements, open bidding mechanisms, efficient approval processes, and local cooperation channels. The industry suggests that local governments abandon the government's general contracting construction model and transform into an independent power generation development model. Through private self financing and operation, financial pressure can be reduced, electricity prices can be lowered, and foreign investment can be introduced. This can replicate the mature experience of low-cost photovoltaic projects in Tunisia and empower the local market.

Layout for long-term development

With the revision of local financial laws, the channels for introducing foreign investment in Algeria continue to improve, and the subsequent development of photovoltaic projects will focus on the participation of overseas enterprises. Keywords: Algerian photovoltaics, new energy transformation

LONGi, POWERCHINA and other Chinese enterprises have proposed differentiated development ideas, advocating for deep localization layout, cultivating local talents, improving supply chains, and achieving mutual investment and win-win results. At the same time, the local power grid upgrade plan has been launched, laying out 800 kilometers of north-south power main roads, optimizing photovoltaic grid connection conditions, planning cross-border power grid interconnection in the long term, promoting power export, and continuously amplifying the value of the clean energy industry.Editor/Min Jing