Builds on the general commitments outlined in Law No. 99-09 relative to the Management of Energy, laying the foundations for a requisite 'national programme to support renewable energy within the context of sustainable development.'
Codifies Algeria's environmental mission to: promote the domestic development of renewable energy sources, to curb climate change by limiting GHG emissions, and to encourage sustainable development via the conservation and preservation of fossil fuel resources. Consistent with this mission, this law establishes a National Observatory/Centre for the Promotion of Renewable Energy.
Serves as the framework for the Ministry of Energy and Mines detailed Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (2011-2030), released in March 2011, which establishes specific quantitative targets for renewables.
Aims to (Art. 2) "protect the environment by promoting the use of clean energy sources, to contribute to the fight against global warming by limiting emissions of greenhouse gas emissions", and "participate in sustainable development through the preservation and conservation of fossil fuels", and to “contribute to national policy planning by promoting renewable energy fields by generalizing their use”
