The Algerian Independence observed annually on 5 July, is a National holiday in Algeria commemorating colonial Algerian independence from France on 5 July 1962.

On Wednesday, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune laid the foundation stone for the Cap Djinet seawater desalination plant in Boumerdes, as part of his working and inspection visit to the provinces of Algiers, Boumerdes, and Tipaza, to mark the 61st anniversary of Independence Day and Youth Day.

Algerian Energy Company (AEC) owned by Sonatrach recently expressed their plan to undertake the construction of a seawater desalination plant at Cap Djinet, Boumerdes, Algeria. The aim of the plant is to guarantee water production. The US$200 million project involves the construction of a seawater desalination plant with a capacity of 300,000 m3/day, the construction of a pumping station, the construction of a water storage facility.

Stretching over 16 hectares, the plant will help to improve the drinking water supply capacity of the inhabitants of the provinces of Boumerdes and Algiers.

The project is part of the development plan launched by the President of the Republic for the period 2022-2024, which provides for the construction of five similar stations in the provinces of Oran, Bejaïa, El Tarf, Boumerdes, and Tipasa, each with a capacity of 300,000 m3 per day.