AfrPowerOS country record
Algeria's nuclear & energy program
Algeria's nuclear power program status: Exploring . Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.
Algeria — key facts
- CountryAlgeria
- RegionNorth Africa
- Program statusExploring — Early-stage assessment, no commitment yet
- Commercial reactors operating0
- Commercial reactors under construction0
- Research reactorNUR (1 MW pool) and Es-Salam (15 MW heavy-water)
- RegulatorCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (COMENA)
- Implementing agencyCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (COMENA)
- VendorsRosatom (SMR feasibility discussions)
- AgreementsIAEA country programme framework
- Electricity access100.0%
- Installed capacity25000.0 MW
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-08-16
Summary
Two operating research reactors (NUR, Es-Salam). Statements in late 2025 express interest in small modular reactors for power and desalination. No commercial-plant decision.
Key events
- 2025-12Algeria announces plans to develop SMRs for electricity and desalination source
Sources
Related countries
Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.