*2.4. Photovoltaic Power Plants Installed in Algeria*

In August 2019, the Algerian company for electricity and gas (Sonelgaz) signed an agreement with five companies to construct nine PV power plants in the southern big Sahara region, with a total capacity of 50 MW [59]. This project aims to make a hybrid energy system with an existing gas turbine and diesel generator. The PV plants are installed in different locations, as shown in the following Table 3:

**Table 3.** Projects of Photovoltaic power plant installation in Algeria.


Several large-scale PV power plants have been installed and connected to the electric grid in different locations across the country, and most of the PV plants are located in the big Sahara in the South, thereby indicating that Algeria benefits from this source of energy, as shown in Table 4. In addition to the absence of batteries that reduce the total capital cost, this system allows power generation surplus in terms of consumption of the load to be automatically injected into the electric grid.


**4.** Photovoltaic power plants installed in Algeria.

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