 10 Most Impressive Mega Projects in Algeria The Algerian construction industry has seen considerable growth in recent years, aided by large-scale expenditures totaling $278 billion during the last 10 years, with the government allocating $278 billion to various projects in the transportation, housing, energy, and education sectors. Algeria is rated by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country, with a gross national income per capita of $4,010 in 2019, of 0.75% from 2018. In 2020, Algeria's gross domestic product was $172 billion. With a population of almost 43 million people, industry accounts for 61% of a country's GDP, followed by services at 30% and agriculture at 9%. The construction sector is predicted to grow over the next five years due to a high demand for infrastructure improvements. According to sources, the country's government would invest an estimated $215 billion in construction projects, with a focus on transportation, hospitals, and water infrastructure, among other things. We'll show you the 10 most amazing ongoing construction projects in Algeria in this video, as the countdown begins. Stay tuned. 10. Tafauke One Mega Solar Power Project The government of Algeria's People's Democratic Republic plans to start construction on a Tafauke One Mega Solar Power Project in the near future, which will add 4 gigawatts of new solar power capacity to the country over the next five years. The Tafauke One Solar Project, like any other solar energy infrastructure project, will create health-promoting, well-paying, and decent job opportunities for locals while also improving the quality of life in the host site, in addition to addressing the country's national energy requirement and protecting its oil and gas resources. This project will employ 56,000 people during construction and 2,000 employees throughout operation. 9. Port of Alhamdania The suspension of the event under construction Deepwater Port of Alhamdania near Churchill was mentioned in Algerian media in April 2019. While the Algerian government has not provided an official explanation for the port's closure, construction on the port was purportedly halted in February 2019 at the start of a National Hurac protest movement. The port, when completed, will be the country's largest and first Deepwater Port, as well as Africa's second Deepwater Port. Despite the setbacks, Vigoa is keen to resume construction because of the strategic significance of the project. 8. Galci Pipeline Project Sonnetrack, Edison, Enel, and Herak Group have formed a collaboration to build a gas pipeline that will travel from Algeria to Italy via Sardinia. The pipeline, also known as Galci, Gastetto, Algeria, Sardegna, Italia, will be 837 kilometers long. The pipeline will span the Mediterranean Sea for over 565 kilometers, with 272 kilometers on land. In 2003, the group formed a new business called Galci to develop the pipeline. Sonnetrack holds the greatest stake in Galci, with 41.6%, followed by Edison with 20.8%, Enel with 15.6%, and Herak with 10.4%. The remaining 10.4% is owned by the Sardinian region. The pipeline will be able to transport 8 billion cubic meters of water each year. The offshore segment will be laid to a depth of 2,885 meters, making it one of the world's deepest projects. The pipeline project is anticipated to cost $2.5 billion. 7. Garagevillet Iron Ore Project The Garagevillet Iron Ore deposit in Tindu province, Western Algeria, is one of the world's most important iron ore deposits. It was discovered in 1952 and has an estimated reserve of approximately 2 billion tons of mineral wealth, iron grading over 50%. The project comprises the design of processing plants as well as all essential infrastructure for material and product transportation, as well as water and electricity supply, all while taking into mind a mine's remote location. The recovery of this iron ore is both strategic and difficult, and it should be underlined that by constructing a production platform of worldwide proportions, this project will place Algeria as a leader on a continental scale. 6. Algerian East-West Expressway Project The 359 kilometer western section was finished in October 2010 and the 169 kilometer center stretch in April 2012. Among all the programs Chinese businesses have ever won in the worldwide engineering contracting market, this was the greatest project in terms of single contract value. In comparison to similar projects, the International General Contract Project had the greatest single contract value, highest technical grade, and quickest time frame, but highway has tremendously aided local economic development since it opened to traffic. 5. The Sala Gas Project Algeria produces more than 50 billion cubic meters of gas per year, much of which is exported to central and southern Europe, making it a major regional gas provider. As possibilities to place additional volumes into the developing European gas market arise, this volume is expected to rise to approximately 60 billion cubic meters per year. The Sala Gas Project, a joint venture between BP and Sonatrak, will provide a significant portion of this increased gas volume, adding 9 billion cubic meters per year to Algeria's gas supply chain. 4. Algiers-Tramway Light Rail The Algiers-Tramway is a dedicated public transportation system serving the Algiers agglomeration, Algiers Capital. It will connect less fusils under Ghana stations, with a 23.2 kilometers lined with 38 stations by 2015. On May 8, 2011, a first 7.2-kilometer segment joining Borj Al-Kiffin in Mokdur-Zirhali City, located east of the Algerian city, was put into service. Certifer was already the LRT independent safety assessor. The first portion was then expanded on June 15, 2012, to include an interface with the metro line at Les Fusil's multimodal station in the city center. On April 22, 2014, a fervor stretch of a line was opened, connecting Borj Al-Kiffin to Café Chergui Station in the east, before a final extension of six stops to Durgana opened to the public on June 14, 2015. 3. Mostaganum-Tramway Light Rail The 14.5-kilometer Mostaganum-Tramway project is divided into two lines, each with 24 stations, for a total of 14 kilometers of track. T1 will run from Salamander Place in the north to the University of Caraba in the south, with 19 stations in between. T2 will run from the city's mainline station in the east, where it will interface with T1, to the avenue of Bain-Ramdain bus station in the west, and will serve five stations. The 14.5-kilometer two-line network was first built in August 2013 by a collaboration of Alstom and Isilox Corson, Spain, under a 240 million euros contract issued by the Algears metro company EMA, which is in charge of a project. 2. Alteelalat Tlem some railway line The 363-kilometer railway line between Morocco and Algeria, as well as a 503-kilometer railway line between Algeria and Tunisia, would be renovated as part of a project. The proposal was first proposed in 2015 when Yassine Benjabela, the general director of the Algerian National Railway Transport Company, SNTF, discussed a high-speed line connecting Tunisia and Morocco via Algeria, the Bell-Abb's City-Lossine link, which serves as an interchange hub between the new and old lines, has 12 viaducts. 1. Chigol Combined Cycle Power Plant Project The Chigol Power Project, also known as the Boulara Power Project, is a 1,398-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power station now being built in Algeria's Chigol province. Chigol is one of six new combined cycle power plants being constructed as part of Songaz's 8-kW emergency power-generating development program, which began in 2013 in order to fulfill Algeria's escalating electricity demand. The total cost of the program is expected to be $4 billion. The Chigol Power Project began construction in 2013 and in May 2021. The plant successfully achieved 60 days of semi-industrial simple cycle operation. By the end of 2022, a full-fledged combined cycle operation is projected to be operational. Thank you for joining us on this journey across Algeria's many big development projects. I hope you had a good time on your trip. If you enjoyed it, please remember to like, share, and subscribe to Africa Reloaded for more videos.