Magharebia

Algerian households should expect no increase in electricity and gas costs until 2013, Echorouk quoted Sonalgaz head Noureddine Bouterfa as saying on Tuesday (September 9th), Bouterfa's assertion that revenues will offset the increased national demand is a reversal of previous statements in which he said that without a price increase, heightened demand would hamper the company’s future prospects, Echorouk noted.