
The Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has started building a 220 MW solar PV power plant in the Biskra wilaya (northern Algeria), while a Chinese consortium of China Electricity and Water Company (CWE), Chinese Nuclear Industries Corporation (HXCC) and Yellow River Company for Consulting Engineering (YREC) has launched construction of an 80 MW solar PV project in the Ouled Djellal wilaya, located just south of Biskra.Both solar projects are expected for completion in 2025. [pdf]
The state-owned China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) began building a 300 MW solar power plant in Algeria’s Oued Province in March 2024 as part of the Solar 1,000 MW program. The project is slated for completion by late 2025 or early 2026.
Currently under construction in Biskra province, the 300MW solar plant is the first of eleven PV facilities planned under Algeria’s Solar 1000 programme, which aims to install 1GW of capacity across the country.
Building on the Solar 2,000 MW and Solar 1,000 MW programs launched by Algeria’s state-owned company Sonelgaz, which include a wide range of solar energy initiatives, the government aims to diversify its revenue streams and reduce reliance on natural gas, which is currently primarily used for power generation in the country.
The launch of the Biskra 300MW Solar Power Plant—the nation’s largest photovoltaic (PV) project to date—marks a major step forward in Algeria’s renewable energy ambitions.
The two photovoltaic projects have a capacity of 220 megawatts and 150 megawatts, respectively, and will be constructed by POWERCHINA using an EPC model. The two projects are parts of the 15 gigawatts photovoltaic network planned and constructed for Algeria by 2035.
Among them, the 233-megawatt photovoltaic project completed in 2016 was Algeria's first new energy project and also the first large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power station project in Africa. It was honored with the Luban Prize for Overseas Projects in 2018-2019.

The largest upcoming BESS projects in the world include BYD’s 12.5 GWh project in Saudi Arabia, Grenergy’s 11 GWh Oasis de Atacama project in Chile, and Sungrow’s 7.8 GWh deployment in Saudi Arabia lead the pack, PowerChina’s 6 GWh project in Inner Mongolia and India’s Green Energy Corridor in Ladakh, which includes a 12 GWh storage component, also rank among the world’s most ambitious undertakings. [pdf]

The life-cycle process for a successful utility BESS project, describing all phases including use case development, siting and permitting, technical specification, procurement process, factory acceptance testing, on-site commissioning and testing, operations and maintenance, contingency planning, decommissioning, removal, and responsible disposal. [pdf]

Paris & Mahé, August 20, 2025 – Independent renewable energy company Qair has secured a USD 5.7 million senior debt facility from the Facility for Energy Inclusion (“FEI”), managed by Cygnum Capital, to finance the development, building, operations, and maintenance of a 5.8 MWp Floating Solar plant located in the Providence Lagoon on Mahé Island in Seychelles. [pdf]
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