Tlemcen desalination plant to produce 150,000 cubic metres per day
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algerie Eco
The first phase of the Marsa Ben M’Hidi seawater desalination plant in Tlemcen is expected to produce 150,000 cubic metres of drinking water per day. Studies and plans are complete, while site development precedes concrete pouring, according to APS.
The Tlemcen seawater desalination plant is expected to produce 150,000 cubic metres of drinking water per day when its first phase is received, according to the Algerian Desalination Water Company (ADC). The figure was given during a visit to the worksite at Aïn-Adjroud, in the commune of Marsa Ben M’Hidi, by Mouloud Hachlaf, an assistant to the ADC chief executive, quoted by APS.
The engineering studies, infrastructure plans, maritime works and equipment selection have been completed. Preparatory work to develop the site is continuing, and concrete pouring is due to begin after this stage. Sami Ghezala, central director of Cosider Canalisations, said that the removal of about 1.3 million cubic metres of earth had been completed and that work on the structures was due to begin in the coming days.
The plant covers 15 hectares. It is part of a programme approved by the Council of Ministers in October 2025, which also provides for desalination units in Mostaganem and Chlef, each with a capacity of up to 300,000 cubic metres per day.
