VOL. XLV

No 4

28-January-2002

ALGERIA

Upper House Of Parliament RatifiesNew Power/Gas Law

Algerias upper house ofparliament (senate) on 21 January ratified the countrys new electricity andgas law the final stage in a process ending state monopoly of the powergeneration/gas industry. The law, ratified by the lower house of parliament inDecember last year (MEES, 7 January),replaces 1985 legislation and allows Algerian and international investors to buildand operate power generation plants and sell...