BY: Dr. Hana Saada
Amid a shifting geopolitical landscape, Algeria strengthens its position as a trusted energy hub, welcoming high-level delegations and exploring diversified cooperation across hydrocarbons, renewable energy, and strategic minerals.
Algiers, Algeria | April 24th, 2025 — Algeria’s energy sector is witnessing a significant resurgence of global interest, underscored by recent high-level meetings with delegations from the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia. Despite Algeria’s national strategy to diversify its economy beyond hydrocarbons, the country’s growing influence and investment potential in energy continue to attract international partners.
In the past 48 hours, Algeria’s Minister of State for Energy, Mines, and Renewable Energies, Mohamed Arkab, has spearheaded a series of strategic meetings, reflecting a global race for cooperation with one of North Africa’s most promising energy markets.
Strategic Dialogue with the United States
Minister Arkab met with U.S. Ambassador to Algeria, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, to advance bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector. According to the Energy Ministry, discussions focused on enhancing partnerships in upstream and downstream oil and gas, renewable energy, electricity transfer technologies, and innovations including carbon capture and storage.
Arkab lauded the deepening relations with U.S. energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, noting their active collaboration in exploration and production capacity enhancement. He also referenced the successful Algerian delegation visit to Houston for the 2025 Algerian-American Energy Business Forum, which included productive meetings with American stakeholders keen on long-term investment.
Ambassador Aubin praised the “quality of bilateral relations” and highlighted the “growing interest of U.S. firms” in the Algerian market, attributing it to Algeria’s favorable investment climate, reformed legislative framework, and incentive measures for foreign partners.
Chinese Expertise in Solar Technology
Alongside American engagement, Algeria also welcomed a Chinese delegation specializing in solar panel manufacturing. The visit aligned with Algeria’s ambitions to scale its renewable energy capacity. Discussions explored knowledge transfer, joint manufacturing, and boosting Algeria’s role in the global solar supply chain through local industrialization.
Saudi Delegation Eyes Multi-Sector Investment
On Monday, Minister Arkab received a senior Saudi business delegation led by Raed Al Mazroua, Chairman of the Algerian-Saudi Business Council, in the presence of State Secretary for Mines Karima Tafer and Saudi Ambassador Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Bussairi. The talks covered bilateral cooperation in energy, mining, renewable energy, and desalination, with a shared resolve to expand Saudi investment in Algeria.
Saudi interest spans petrochemicals, equipment manufacturing, rare earth exploration, and strategic metal exploitation. Arkab showcased Algeria’s legal reforms across investment, hydrocarbons, and mining, emphasizing the state’s unwavering support for foreign investors and its commitment to facilitating project success.
He presented the Saudi side with promising investment avenues, particularly in green hydrogen, desalination infrastructure, and a localized industry for energy-related technologies. He also urged Saudi firms to explore mineral wealth in Algeria’s vast subsoil, including rare earth elements, while promoting technology transfer and workforce training as central pillars of sustainable collaboration.
The Saudi delegation commended the depth of bilateral ties and expressed strong confidence in Algeria’s economic trajectory, underlining the transparency and attractiveness of its investment environment.
These intensifying diplomatic and economic exchanges come at a time when Algeria’s energy strategy is becoming increasingly relevant amid global geopolitical shifts. The government’s commitment to strengthening energy security, enhancing production capacity, and embracing green transitions is reinforcing international confidence in Algeria as a stable and strategic partner.
