The Algerian Government has adopted the decree for the implementation of a 4 GW solar energy tender. The decree, which was published in the Algerian official journal yesterday, was the necessary step to make the auction process progress, and to launch the invitation to bid (ITB) phase, which is set to be issued in the upcoming days, according to a statement provided to pv magazine by Malek Drif, an Algerian renewable energy project developer.
"The Algerian renewable energy sector", said Drif to pv magazine, "has welcomed the final publication of the decree in the official journal. The decree responds to the needs of the sector's professionals because it will support investments in the local emerging renewable energy industry. "
The decree confirms that the auction will include domestic content requirements, and that participation in the tender is conditional to the "implementation of an industrial project", which means, in the case of solar projects, the construction of a PV equipment manufacturing facility.