Algeria Reaffirms Commitment to Green Hydrogen Development through SouthH2 Corridor Project
Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Energy, Mines, and Renewable Energies, Mohamed Arkab, confirmed on Tuesday Algeria’s commitment to developing green hydrogen through the SouthH2 Corridor project, which aims to transport clean hydrogen to Europe, particularly Italy and Germany, as part of innovative and sustainable partnerships within the framework of energy transition.
During his participation in the opening of the Mediterranean Energy Conference and Exhibition (OMC Med Energy 2025) in the Italian city of Ravenna, the Algerian minister highlighted the key features of the national energy strategy, which is based on three main pillars: enhancing domestic production, ensuring energy supply security, and reducing the carbon footprint. In this context, Minister Arkab revealed an investment program aimed at increasing gas production to more than 200 billion cubic meters annually, with a significant portion allocated for export, in order to maintain Algeria’s position as a strategic player in the global energy market.
Minister Arkab also confirmed Algeria’s goal of integrating 30% renewable energy into its national energy mix by 2035, through a program to produce 15,000 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy. The first phase of this program, with a capacity of 3,200 megawatts, was launched in 2024.
The Algerian underscored the strategic importance of the event, given the current economic, climate, and geopolitical challenges. He also highlighted the strong Algerian-Italian relations and emphasized the event’s role in strengthening bilateral partnerships and shaping a sustainable, integrated energy future for the Mediterranean region.
Additionally, Minister Arkab shed light on the Medlink project, which aims to establish a high-voltage submarine power cable linking Algeria to Italy. This project has been proposed as a joint-benefit initiative to the European Commission. He also mentioned the trilateral agreement signed between Sonelgaz, Sonatrach, and Eni to export green electricity to Europe, emphasizing that these initiatives strengthen Algeria’s position as a reliable and diversified energy supplier.
Moreover, the minister mentioned programs to connect Algeria’s electricity grid with neighboring countries, such as Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, and the Sahel countries, reinforcing Algeria’s role as a regional energy hub linking Africa to Europe.
The Algerian minister also participated in the opening plenary session of the conference, organized under the theme “Energy Scenarios—An Institutional and Partnership Perspective.” He delivered a speech outlining the key elements of the national policy in the fields of energy, mining, and renewable energy.
Mohamed Arkab explained that this policy aims to ensure long-term energy security, support economic activity by providing energy and mineral resources, and contribute to financing the national economy, while preparing for the post-hydrocarbon era. The minister also emphasized the priority of the energy transition by integrating renewable energy sources and rationalizing consumption, in order to preserve resources for future generations. According to him, this policy is based on several axes, including expanding hydrocarbon reserves, increasing the added value of raw production by over 50%, and developing major mining projects involving strategic minerals such as iron, phosphate, zinc, lithium, and gold. He also mentioned the need to diversify the energy mix through renewable energy and hydrogen, as well as enhancing scientific research, modern technology, digitization, and artificial intelligence.
In response to the participants’ questions, the minister emphasized that Algeria does not consider natural gas merely as an economic source, but as a key tool in the energy transition, stressing the integration between gas and renewable energy sources to ensure the security and flexibility of the Mediterranean energy system.
At the conclusion of his participation, Minister Arkab reiterated Algeria’s full support for the “Mattei” Plan initiative led by Italy, emphasizing Algeria’s readiness to work with all partners to build a fair, inclusive, and sustainable Mediterranean energy system that places people, climate, and development at its core.
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