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Algerian Desalination Company SPA (ADC Spa) is a public company founded in 2001 and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sonatrach Group. Formerly known as Algerian Energy Company (AEC), it was renamed in October 2025. Headquartered in Algiers, Algeria, ADC promotes and develops large-scale seawater desalination projects, either independently or through partnerships with foreign companies. Its activities focus on building and operating desalination plants to support industrial water supply and national drinking water needs, contributing to Algeria's water security initiatives.
Also known as Algerian Energy Company (AEC), الشركة الجزائرية لتحلية المياه, Société algérienne de dessalement de l’eau (ADC), and Algerian Seawater Desalination Company.
chemXplore tracks 3 projects involving ADC, of which 3 are active.
Closest to start-up first.
Field visit confirms on‑schedule progress for a 12-hectare seawater desalination plant with 300,000 m3/day capacity and an initial 150,000 m3/day partial delivery planned within 22 months.
Chairman ordered three 8-hour crews and tighter coordination to keep construction on schedule for a plant serving about three million residents.
Two-year build to supply Skikda industrial area and ADE; project managed by ADC with works executed by ENAC, both Sonatrach subsidiaries.
