In 2008, GE completed the Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant, the largest desalination plant in northern Africa, which provides 2 million Algerian residents with a reliable source of fresh drinking water every day. Through revolutionary thinking and cutting-edge technologies from GE's Oil & Gas and Power & Water businesses, GE is able to solve some of the unique challenges that Algeria faces today, while helping to position them for a brighter tomorrow.