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Sonatrach backs diversified energy mix at NAPEC 2026

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Sonatrach backs diversified energy mix at NAPEC 2026Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0

Nour Eddine Daoudi, CEO of Sonatrach, backed “energy addition”, an approach combining several sources and technologies to reconcile security of supply, access to energy and lower emissions. He presented this policy at the opening of NAPEC 2026, a trade fair devoted to energy and hydrogen in Africa and the Mediterranean basin, according to APS.

Sonatrach CEO Nour Eddine Daoudi defended an energy mix based on the complementarity of sources and technologies on Monday 5 October 2026, at the opening of NAPEC 2026, a trade fair and conference devoted to energy and hydrogen in Africa and the Mediterranean basin. He presented Algeria as an energy bridge between Africa and Europe, according to Algérie Eco.

This approach aims to guarantee security of supply and access to energy while reducing emissions, the head of the Algerian state-owned energy group said.

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