Sonelgaz (, Société Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz, National Company for Electricity and Gas) is a state-owned utility in charge of electricity and natural gas distribution in Algeria. It was established in 1969, replacing the previous body Electricité et gaz d'Algérie (EGA), and was given a monopoly over the distribution and selling of natural gas within the country as well as the production, distribution, importation, and exportation of electricity. In 2002, its monopoly was revoked by presidential decree N° 02-195, which legally converted it into a private (though entirely government-owned) company; it is now scheduled to be split eventually. As of 2003, it produces 29 billion kWh a year, sells 4.6 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and employs nearly 20,000 people
Chief executive officers
• Abdelkrim Benghanem (1995-2003)
External links
References
- Le nouveau P-dg de Sonelgaz, Mohamed Arkab, prend ses fonctions Algérie Presse Service, August 30, 2017, retrieved August 30, 2017^
- Désignation d’un nouveau Président Directeur Général de Sonelgaz Sonelgaz^
- Installation de M. Mourad Adjal, Nouveau Président Directeur Générale de Sonelgaz Sonelgaz, retrieved 23 August 2022^