National Electricity Production Sees Moderate Growth in March 2025
According to the energy situation report published by the National Energy and Mines Observatory, the national electricity production recorded a moderate growth of 1% in March 2025, reaching 4,211 Gigawatt-hours (GWh), including renewable self-production, compared to 4,175 GWh during the same period in 2024.
On the other hand, production dedicated to the local market decreased by 2%. To compensate for this decline, imports, mainly from Algeria, covered 13% of the internal electricity demand by the end of March 2025.
The STEG remains the leading actor in the sector, ensuring 95% of national production. The production from natural gas remained almost stable. Renewable energies represented 5.5% of the electricity mix.
Meanwhile, approximately 300 MW of rooftop capacity was installed in the residential sector by the end of 2024. Furthermore, 323 authorizations were granted for 125 MW in the industrial, tertiary, and agricultural sectors. The peak consumption, on the other hand, progressed by 5%, from 3,073 MW in March 2024 to 3,211 MW by the end of March 2025.
Electricity sales decreased by 2% between the end of March 2024 and March 2025. While sales to high-voltage customers progressed by 15%, those in medium voltage decreased by 3%.
Regarding low voltage, which mainly concerns households (approximately 75%), the data from bi-monthly billing, with nearly half remaining estimated, do not allow for a precise view.
Industrialists remain the largest consumers of electricity, totaling 62% of the combined demand in high and medium voltage. Most sectors saw their sales decrease, including agricultural pumping (-13%), basic metallurgical industries (-6%), as well as the textile and clothing sectors (-6%). On the contrary, sales increased in the paper and publishing industry (+22%) and petrochemical sectors (+6%).
