Algeria offers a variety of tourist attractions, including heritage sites, the impressive landscapes of the Sahara Desert and the Atlas Mountains, and relaxing beach destinations on the Mediterranean Sea. Visiting Algeria has become increasingly appealing. The country’s tourism sector has, however, faced different challenges. As the local economy traditionally relies on the oil and gas […]
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Tourism
As Algeria opens its doors to more visitors, its tourism sector is rapidly expanding to host them
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Algeria’s government wants to see five times more annual visitors to the country by 2030. We take a look at how the tourism sector is being developed to attract and host them all. Algeria is currently enjoying its biggest tourism surge in the past 20 years, with more than 2.5 million people visiting in 2023. […]
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ORAN, Algeria, June 3 (Reuters) – Algeria wants to lure more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa’s largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and expanding a sector outshone by competitors in neighbouring Morocco and Tunisia. The giant north African country offers Roman and Islamic sites, beaches and mountains just […]
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Algeria has launched a tender process to support the deployment of solar PV projects in the country with a total capacity of 1GW. Called ‘Solar 1000 MW’, the programme will see developers bid to set up solar projects in lots of between 50MWp and 300MWp, with winning bidders securing a 25-year power purchase agreement, according […]
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ExecutiveMain objective of the Algerian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan is to expand usage of renewable energies and to diversify energy sources in the country.Goals:To install 22 000 MW of power generating capacity from renewable sources between 2011 and 2030 (of which 12 000 for internal usage and 10 000 MW for export);To […]