Country snapshot · North Africa

Algeria

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
1,399.3MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N3,N4
1,399.3 MW (1.4 GW)
+41%
Change on 20251
2025: 993.4 MW (Ember estimate)
100.0%
Access to electricity, 20242N5
0.00million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N5

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Algeria: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 76.3 MW; 2024: 98.3 MW; 2025: 993.4 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,399.3 MW76.3202398.32024993.420251,399.32026E
Algeria: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 76.3 MW; 2024: 98.3 MW; 2025: 993.4 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,399.3 MW76.3202398.32024993.420251,399.32026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
202376.3Ember estimate
202498.3Ember estimate
2025993.4Ember estimate
2026E1,399.3Ember estimate, full year

8.0% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (1,399.3 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Algeria: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%25%50%75%100%
Algeria: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural100.0%2024
Urban100.0%2024
National100.0%2024
Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%Without electricity 0.00m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages, compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N1,N6

No survey dataN1,N6 · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN2,N7

Export rules: None found

Regulator
CREG
Main utility
Sonelgaz (supply monopoly)
Export rulesNone found. Small PV is limited to self-consumption; surplus may not be fed into the grid. A schools pilot studies LV injection.5,6Medium confidenceShow detail

None found. Small PV is limited to self-consumption, and surplus may not be fed into the grid

A green municipalities pilot (schools, since 2019) plans LV injection on a study basis. The legal framework for auto-consumers is still being studied

Sources: 5, 6
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail

None found

Size limits and licensingNone found for self-consumption.6Medium confidenceShow detail

None found for self-consumption. The auction tier covers 10–20 GWh/yr per site, and tenders cover >20 GWh/yr

Sources: 6
Mini-grid rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

Market access beyond the utilityLaw allows direct bilateral contracts between eligible customers and suppliers (Laws 02-01, 2002; 04-09, 2004).6Medium confidenceShow detail

Law allows a direct bilateral contract between an eligible customer and a supplier, with CREG to publish templates (corporate PPA). Laws cited: 02-01 (2002), 04-09 (2004)

Sources: 6
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.

Recent developments

Dated developments, 2024–2026.

  1. Jun 2025

    Solar panel imports rose 33-fold in the 12 months to June 2025 (Ember).8

  2. Mar 2024

    EPC winners announced for 3 GW of Sonelgaz solar tenders; target of 15 GW renewables by 2035.7

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