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January 7, 2026 | 6 months ago
Ms Nadia Ouchar on Today's Guest: Five new dams to begin operating “in a few days”
Five new dams are being added to the 81 already in existence in Algeria, one of which, the Khenchela dam, “will be filled with water in a few days,” according to Ms Nadia Ouchar, central director at the National Agency for Dams and Transfers (ANBT).
Five new dams are being added to the 81 already existing in Algeria, one of which, the Khenchela dam, "will be filled with water in a few days," according to Ms Nadia Ouchar, central director at the National Agency for Dams and Transfers (ANBT).
Ms Ouchar, speaking this morning on Algerian Radio Channel 3's L'invité du jour programme, added that these five new dams are expected to contribute 300 million cubic metres.
It should be noted that the dam fill rate declined slightly in 2025, from nearly 35% to 33.82% currently, bearing in mind that volumes fluctuate throughout the year depending on consumption and inflows. In 2024, the rate was nearly 40%.
Ms Ouachar points out that the rainfall currently occurring simultaneously in several provinces of the country, particularly in the form of snow, is a good sign and brings hope for higher reservoir levels. "However, rainfall would need to continue for at least ten days."
Regarding the five new dams, the radio guest specified that these are the Djedra dam in the province of Souk Ahras, which is already filled with water, the two dams in the province of Tizi Ouzou (Sidi Khelifa and Souk Telata), the Lzereg dam in the wilaya of Khenchela and the Bouhdid dam in Annaba, "which is not a storage dam but rather protects the city from flooding", adding that other projects are in the pipeline for the construction of new dams in line with the national water security strategy. In addition, "around 40 studies are being carried out by the ANBT and the ministry with a view to increasing our water reserves to 1 billion cubic metres.
January 7, 2026 | 
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