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Algeria and the EU deepen trade
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In an opening address read on his behalf by the secretary general of the ministry. Mr. Abdelkrim Aouissi, the Minister of Energy and Mines
Mr. Mohamed Arkab indicated that the energy partnership with the European Union (EU) was “paramount and important” for the effective development of clean hydrogen production in Algeria. Mr. Arkab indicated that the development of hydrogen in Algeria and its export required continued cooperation within the framework of a high-level technical dialogue between Algerian and European experts, capable of allowing “an exchange of expertise and a transfer of European technologies in this area. The minister underlined, during this meeting organized by the ministry in collaboration with the delegation of the European Union (EU) in Algeria, the importance of this cooperation in reducing the risks linked to the development of this new sector, “at best interests of both parties”, citing “several pilot and experimental projects” launched across the country, some of which fall within the framework of the strategic partnership with the EU. “These projects will make it possible to control all the value chains for the development and production of hydrogen,” he added. The minister also cited two pilot projects launched by Sonatrach in the south of the country, with a capacity of 2 to 4 megawatts each, as well as a study on the feasibility of “e-type” fuel production projects. methanol” and ”e-kerosene”, in addition to a semi-industrial reference project in Arzew to develop a hydrogen production unit with a capacity of 50 megawatts, with the contribution of the German government via the Development Bank dedicated to the development of the Hydrogen sector. During the next phase which will begin from 2030, the national roadmap for the “progressive and efficient” development of this sector will be structured around the implementation of several industrial projects with a total capacity of more than 1 million tonnes. /year, “which we must prepare very well with our European partners”, specified Mr. Arkab, emphasizing the imperative examination and analysis of transport routes, and connection projects via the Southern Hydrogen Corridor (SoutH2) , and its technical aspects, such as the use of available infrastructure for the realization of this project.
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