Sonelgaz CEO Chaher Boulakhras revealed the launch of the export of the first Algerian-made turbines from the General Electric Algeria Turbine (GEAT) gas and steam turbine production complex in Batna on Wednesday to a country Arab.
Invited this Tuesday, November 2, 2021 on the airwaves of the radio channel I, Mr. Boulakhras indicated that the first turbines of the Oumache 3 plant in Biskra will be used in national electricity production plants by the end of the year. current year.
The CEO of the Sonelgaz group has indicated that he will supervise, on Wednesday, from the GEAT plant in Batna, the export of the first Algerian-made gas and steam turbines to an Arab country in the Middle East to strengthen its fleet of energy production.
The same official underlined the growing demand for this type of equipment from partners in several countries around the world despite the trend towards energy transition, which will allow the creation of a promising industrial fabric.
Referring to the positioning of Sonelgaz on the continental market, Mr. Boulakhras considered the group as a pioneer at the continental and regional levels, underlining the potential that Algeria has, such as the coverage of electricity at the national level, which reaches 99%. , and gas by 70%, while the production fleet has reached over 22,000 megawatts.
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