Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 22

30-May-2011

ALGERIA

Algeria Set To Join Desertec Solar Energy Initiative

Algeria is prepared to begin long term cooperation with the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines Yousuf Yousfi said on the sidelines of a meeting held with DII chief Paul van Son in Algiers on 19 May, Algérie Presse Service reported. This move marks a change in policy after Algerian officials initially expressed strong reservations about...