142
3.2.2.2.
Electricity
Electricity in Algeria is generated from natural gas turbines (gas_CC). Therefore, the emissions
associated with this form of energy result mainly from the transformation of natural gas. The
resulting amount of CO2 is calculated using the previous process (natural gas).
Table 46. Electricity consumption by the residents and the resulting CO2 emission
Electricity
Total
clients
Low
voltage
Medium
voltage
Residential (70
LV + 2% MV
BT)
Unit
CO2
Emission
Unit
Algiers
818 261
436.6
2 098.5
2148.06
GWh
0.81
10
6
tCO2
Tipaza
2
266 234
253.6
455.2
718.17
0.27
Figure 32. Process tree for electricity generation (Gaz-CC-DZ-2020) (1MJ).