TEBESSA – The year 2025 saw the final adjustments of the integrated phosphate project in Bled El Hadba, Tebessa, to which the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, grants particular interest and permanent monitoring.
The project, consisting of an open-pit mine opened in 2025 for phosphate extraction, along with a 422km railway track connecting Bled El Hadba with Annaba port, is under constant oversight by the President of the Republic, both during the meetings of the council of ministers, and through directives issued to the concerned sectors for thorough monitoring, aiming to complete the works as quickly as possible.
This monitoring and these directives have accelerated the construction pace and led to the completion of most components of this megaproject.
The state is keen on completing the project and making it operational, due to its importance and the opportunity it offers to the national economy by providing promising prospects. It also aims to reduce hydrocarbons dependency, while strengthening Algeria’s position in global markets as a leader in phosphate exporting.
The President of the Republic underlined, in a meeting with civil society’s representatives during his working visit to Constantine last November, that Algeria "is preparing to launch vital and strategic economic projects that will soon become operational, including the phosphate extraction, processing, and export project targeting global markets with an annual production capacity of ten million tons."
President Tebboune underlined that the integrated phosphate project "will increase Algeria’s annual production of phosphate from 2.5 million tons to 10.5 million tons," adding that production of minerals and fertilizers is considered "a new weapon in the world". He also emphasized that "the state is actively working to enhance these two important sectors."
Statistics show that Algeria ranks among the world's top ten countries in phosphate reserves, estimated at over 3 billion tons in the eastern part of the country. The majority of these reserves are located in Bled El Hadba mine with approximately 1.2 billion tons, enough to sustain operations for more than 80 years.
This project, one of the major investments in eastern Algeria, is fully implemented by Algerians under a partnership between Sonatrach and Sonarem Groups, with the expertise of national executives and qualified academics. It is expected to create about 12,000 direct jobs.
