# Dahra seawater desalination station (Dahra–El Marsa, Chlef).

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/dahra-seawater-desalination-station-dahrael-marsa-chlef-ed875fb8-45a/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (fba1897b-a66f-47df-9247-27bd8f33ced3)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T18:09:20.273477+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

SONATRACH’s announcement identifies a seawater desalination station at Dahra, in El Marsa commune, Chlef Wilaya. It records a construction kickoff on 13 December 2025 and says ENGTP was entrusted with the project under ADC supervision. The announced plan is intended to serve more than three million people across four wilayas; the programme describes capacity of up to 300,000 m³/day for each station.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The announcement dated 13 December 2025 does not state a project budget, tender status, procurement availability, supplier opportunity, or construction progress after the kickoff. This source does not establish a later project status.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: Algeria
Region: Middle East North Africa
Physical assets: Desalination
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Water and environment
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Seawater desalination plant intended to provide sustainable potable-water supply to more than 3 million people in Chlef, Médéa, Aïn Defla and Tissemsilt, across a stated radius of 150–250 km. The national programme describes capacity of up to 300,000 m³/day for each of its stations, including the station in Chlef.
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T18:07:19.738818+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T18:08:50.608305+00:00

## Date
The construction kickoff took place on 13 December 2025, the date given in the announcement and dateline.
Status: actual
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Name
Dahra seawater desalination station (Dahra–El Marsa, Chlef).
Status: reported
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Scope
Seawater desalination plant intended to provide sustainable potable-water supply to more than 3 million people in Chlef, Médéa, Aïn Defla and Tissemsilt, across a stated radius of 150–250 km. The national programme describes capacity of up to 300,000 m³/day for each of its stations, including the station in Chlef.
Status: planned
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Activity
SONATRACH’s president and CEO gave the kickoff for construction of the station.
Status: actual
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Location
Dahra, commune of El Marsa, Chlef Wilaya.
Status: reported
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Source Program
The second national complementary programme, approved by the President of the Republic, includes desalination stations in Chlef, Mostaganem and Tlemcen.
Status: reported
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00

## Implementing Agency
The project was entrusted to ENGTP, under the supervision of ADC; the source describes both as SONATRACH subsidiaries.
Status: reported
Attribution: sonatrach.com
Source: sonatrach.com — https://sonatrach.com/fr/sonatrach-inaugure-le-chantier-de-la-station-de-dessalement-de-leau-de-mer-a-dahra-wilaya-de-chlef/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:56.269934+00:00


## Cite this dossier

CapexCue — Dahra seawater desalination station (Dahra–El Marsa, Chlef). — dossier released 2026-10-17T18:09:20.273477+00:00, release 1 (fba1897b-a66f-47df-9247-27bd8f33ced3) — https://capexcue.com/projects/dahra-seawater-desalination-station-dahrael-marsa-chlef-ed875fb8-45a/.

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