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A paper by Fekranoui and Kedaid (2005) shows a total installed capacity of 152.3 MWt of which 2.3 MWt is for greenhouse heating, 0.1 MWt for space heating, and the rest for bathing and for balneology uses (149.9 MWt). No total energy use is given although the temperature range of the seven major spas is 98°C-37°C with flows from 80 to 8 l/s. It is reported that there are 240 hot springs and wells in the north of the country, with 7,200 m² of greenhouses that are heated by the Albian geothermal water and a new project of heating 10,000 m² of greenhouses at El-Qued.

 

The geothermal water is also used for heating a building of 50 rooms. It is expected that the recent adoption of renewable energies law by government will encourage geothermal use. The above mentioned authors estimate 36 TJ/yr for greenhouses, 2 TJ/yr for space heating, and 2,379 TJ/yr for bathing and swimming, based on expanding the 1995 numbers, for a total of 2,417 TJ/yr.

 

Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "World-Wide Direct Uses of Geothermal Energy 2005", published in Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April 2005.Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2005,