The thermal power plant of Kenadsa

Collection title

Maalim

ID

EPT00164

Source

EPTV (DZ)

First broadcast date

11/01/1991

Production year

1991

Abstract

The colonial invasion of the Algerian Sahara occurred in the early twentieth century, around 1917. A mining discovery will bring major changes to Kenadsa area, with subsequent difficulties of a thermal power plant construction, in 1942, and an overexploitation of the local workforce. Some miners witness and talk about difficult working conditions and diseases caused by the dust they are still suffering from. The documentary includes some archive footage of the mine site.

Type

video

Production companies

• EPTV - Own production

Broadcaster

EPTV - 1st national channel

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Primary theme

Industry, energy

Credits / Cast

• Ben D'hina Mustapha - Journalist

Period of events

• From 1900 to 1925

Map locations

• Algeria - West - Bechar

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

15m39

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