Case study - Algeria

The consumption volume of the three gasoline grades in Algeria in 2016-2017 is shown in the figure below. Super leaded RON 96 was the main fuel consumed (37% in 2017), followed by super unleaded RON 95 (35% of consumption) and regular leaded RON 89 (29% of consumption). The production of unleaded gasoline started in 1999 at the refinery Skikda, and the supply of unleaded gasoline was first considered as a priority by the Ministry of Energy. The state owned refiner and main supplier, Sonatrach, explained that leaded gasoline continues to be produced due to the demand from old vehicles (over 20 years of age) still vastly present on the roads, which are not adapted to unleaded gasoline. Although the country previously announced its intention to remove leaded gasolin