RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALGERIA

Abstract

In Algeria, the energy consumption is based almost exclusively on fossil energy sources, hydrocarbons and especially natural gas. In recent years, Algerian government has shown an ambition to start a new renewable energy (RE) development plan. In this study, we will present the national program for the period 2011–2030, which was developed in order to promote concrete actions in the fields of energy efficiency and RE. In fact, it is expected that about 40% of electricity produced for domestic consumption will be from renewable energy sources by 2030.This strategic choice is motivated by the availability of a huge solar potential. We will also evaluate the energy consumption in Algeria after dividing the Algerian surface to 7 zones using degree days method and ArcGIS (geographic information system) and after taking an outlook in the world latest achievement we reached that the best alternative choice to reduce the cost of energy consumption is to switch to renewable resources