The plant, which is responsible for more than a tenth of Algeria's overall gas output, is expected to resume production by Tuesday, Algeria's Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi said.
Coal stocks are in the green on Wednesday after Consol Energy ( CNX) reported better than expected coal production in the first quarter and raised its annual coal target.
The drop was slightly milder than expected, but would have been steeper had it not been for a rebound in energyproduction, said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit in a note.