{"id":5171,"date":"2023-12-13T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T11:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.net\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:58:12","slug":"algerias-energy-minister-briefs-un-african-affairs-special-adviser-on-power-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=5171","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Energy Minister Briefs UN African Affairs Special Adviser on Power Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a> is actively pursuing electrical connectivity with African nations, revealed Energy and Mines Minister Mohamed Arkab during his meeting with Cristina Duarte, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on African Affairs. The discussion, held at the ministry&#8217;s headquarters on Tuesday, centered on developmental programs within the energy sector, encompassing electricity production, transmission, and distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arkab emphasized Algeria&#8217;s commitment to fostering electrical ties, especially given its surplus electricity production. The country stands as a leader in electrical coverage, ensuring citizens have reliable access to power. With a remarkable 99% electricity coverage, Algeria meets the energy needs of its people across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister reiterated Algeria&#8217;s continuous readiness to enhance and strengthen relationships while supporting African nations. This commitment aligns with the directives of the Algerian President to intensify exchanges and collaborations with African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arkab highlighted the conducive conditions for achieving these goals, citing the expertise gained through the national company, <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonelgaz.dz\/fr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sonelgaz<\/a>. This experience includes the completion of power generation stations, transmission lines, substations, electricity distribution networks, and the manufacturing of equipment within Algeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The efforts of Algeria extend beyond national borders, aiming to support African countries with common interests, particularly in <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">education<\/a> and capacity-building,&#8221; Arkab stated. The nation actively promotes cooperation through institutes and sector-based establishments, fostering competency development, experience exchange, and skill enhancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria is actively pursuing electrical connectivity with African nations, revealed Energy and Mines Minister Mohamed Arkab during his meeting with Cristina Duarte, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on African Affairs. The discussion, held at the ministry&#8217;s headquarters on Tuesday, centered on developmental programs within the energy sector, encompassing electricity production, transmission, and distribution. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71723,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5171\/revisions\/71723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}