Tassili Power, Yuchai Algeria genset factory

Algeria’s Tassili DZ Power is courting investment as it seeks to expand in-country power manufacturing utilising Yuchai (Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Group) engines

As well as growing Algerian manufacturing capacity, the long-term goal is to take advantage of emerging export opportunities for gensets arising from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

“Tassili DZ Power is launching Algeria’s premier power generation and energy storage factory — a national industrial project, and we're opening the door to partners right now,” said Ouahid Arous, sales director Yuchai and managing Yuchai G-drive Marine Engine, writing in a post on social media.

Tassili Power Generation in Algiers, which has a long partnership with Yuchai, has a track record in supplying diesel and natural gas gensets to customers across the country, from Saharan oil camps and desert telecom sites to coastal hospitals and highland farms.

The planned manufacturing project includes:

• 6,000 generator sets per year (30–3,500 kVA)

• 250 hybrid power units per year (250–2,500 kW)

• 300 MWh per year of battery energy storage (BESS)

• Smart factory: robotics, AGVs, ISO 8528-certified test bays

• Training & R&D centre powering Algerian skills

• 500+ direct jobs for Algerian engineers and technicians

In his post to LinkedIn, Arous flagged the strategic role of Yuchai and other partners in the proposed manufacturing project.

“Our gensets will be built on world-class Yuchai engines — China's leading engine manufacturer — paired with Leroy-Somer alternators. Proven technology, assembled and tested in Algeria, by Algerians.”

He also called for investors and equity partners to join the project as the venture seeks to raise an additional US$79.5mn in funding.

“Algeria’s genset imports fell 65% — the market is ready for local production,” he added.

The proposed manufacturing site will cover around 100,000 square metres in the Algiers area, with Arous flagging the Rouïba, Réghaïa, Oued Smar industrial corridor or an equivalent industrial zone.

This will include 40,000 square metres of production halls, plus test yards, logistics and space for future expansion.

The venture is also interested in hearing from industrial and mechanical contractors for the provision of overhead cranes and gantry systems (10–50t); steel structure erection and industrial buildings; ventilation, compressed air and industrial utilities.

“From Algiers to Africa: with AfCFTA, this factory will export Algerian-made power across the continent,” he added.

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