Le Projet « Desertec » est encore possible en Algérie – Entretien avec Paul Van Son

Founded by Saeed Al Angari in 1975, Algihaz holding is a diversified Saudi Arabia-based investment company with more than 45 successful years of providing integrated solutions, committed to accelerating growth and building a sustainable future for our global communities.

With strategic investments in energy infrastructure, renewable energy, technology, healthcare, experiential services, and real estate, we are uniquely positioned to create world-class partnerships that drive the transformation of these critical sectors in Saudi Arabia and throughout the region.

Algihaz Holding is committed to being a key enabler of Saudi Vision 2030, a bold and ambitious drive to reduce Saudi Arabia’s dependence on hydrocarbon exports and build a broad-based economy for a sustainable future. Algihaz holding is dedicated to empowering and developing Saudi Nationals by leveraging its core strengths. Our strategic investments and development of our people continues to play a central role is transforming Saudi Vision into reality.

Algihaz has currently several affiliates operating in different sectors:

• Algihaz contracting: One of Saudi Arabia’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies.
• SEP: supplier with the National Grid, Royal Commission, Saudi Aramco and SWCC for fast-track production of quality relay, control, automation, and distribution panels
• SELCO: a Schneider Electric platinum partner panel’ builder with over 35 years’ experience in electrical and electronic systems
• BGL Energy: formerly Belectric Gulf, a global leader in the engineering design and construction of solar power plants and hybrid energy solutions.
• Algihaz Petroleum Services: an energy company with expertise in the exploration, production and refining of oil and natural gas. 
• Power horizon: Power Horizon is the local digital transformation leader of services and solutions for adapting new technology trends in the Saudi market and the region
• Artificial Intelligence: AIGC is a leader in digital transformation, engineering, technology, and consulting in the Middle East 
• Craft group: The company provides creative, production, and design-build services for museums and galleries, architecture and the built environment, event planning and programming, venue operations and management, and exhibitions and installations

Enshore Subsea: Enshore Subsea provides seabed intervention services for mega-projects around the world.

AMEA Power is a Dubai based leading long-term developer, owner and operator of power generation assets within Africa as its primary focus, as well as The MENA Region and emerging Asia. AMEA Power currently has 250MW of projects in operation and under construction within Africa & the MENA Region as well as 1.4GW of projects under advanced development with financial close by the end of the year, and a further pipeline of 2GW of projects within our targeted geographies.

thyssenkrupp is an international group of companies comprising largely independent industrial and technology businesses and employing more than 100,000 people. Across 56 countries it generated sales of €34 billion in fiscal 2020/2021. Its business activities have been bundled in six segments: Materials Services, Industrial Components, Automotive Technology, Steel Europe, Marine Systems, and Multi Tracks. Backed by extensive technological know-how, the businesses develop cost-effective and resource-friendly solutions to the challenges of the future. Around 3,600 employees work in research and development at 78 locations all over the world, mainly in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future. The thyssenkrupp group currently has a portfolio of approximately 18,100 patents and utility models. Under the umbrella brand thyssenkrupp, the group creates long-term value with innovative products, technologies and services and helps make life better for future generations. thyssenkrupp is listed in the MDAX index. thyssenkrupp shares are traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol: TKA) and as American depositary receipts (symbol: TKAMY) in the USA

Established in 1951, China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), a scientific research institute affiliated to State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid), is committed to doing research on common key application technologies, and basic, forward-looking and strategic studies, promoting consulting services, testing and inspection services and development of technical standards for power grids, and providing technical solutions for State Grid. As an internationally renowned scientific research institution, CEPRI tops the list in China’s electric power sector in terms of comprehensive strength.

Convinced of the need for innovation, CEPRI has made major breakthroughs in core technologies such as ultra-high voltage (UHV), renewable energy, and bulk power grid security, shifting its position from “follower” to “leader” in the development of relevant power grid technology, providing strategic and technical support for the high-quality development of power sector. CEPRI has won 108 national science and technology awards, including two special prizes of National Science and Technology Progress Award; six gold awards, three silver awards, and 21 excellence awards of China Patent Award; 17 China Standards Innovation Contribution Awards, one organization award of China Standards Innovation Contribution Award; and over 1100 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards. 

CEPRI owns the UHV DC Test Base, the UHV AC Test Base, the UHV Transmission Tower Test Base, the Tibet High-altitude Test Bases, the State Grid Simulation Center and the State Grid Center of Metrology. It has built advanced test and research system for UHV and bulk power grids with complete functions, strong test capabilities and high technical standards, providing strong support for the construction and safe and stable operation of bulk power grids. It has established the National Wind Power Integration Research and Development (Test) Center and the National Energy Solar Center (NESC), with excellent wind and solar power generation test and inspection capabilities.