Year: 2022

Credit goes to KfW A new solar power plant comes into operation in Tunisia. The Tozeur II solar park was recently inaugurated in the presence of the Tunisian authorities, as well as officials from the Société tunisienne d’électricité et de gaz (Steg) and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). The German development agency is the financial partner of the project with a loan of 11.5 million euros. Only 8 million euros of this funding was finally used for the construction of the plant. The rest of the money should, according to…

Tunisia’s government ratified a $100 million contract awarded to consortium led by Dubai-based AMEA Power to build a 100 megawatts solar plant in the northern part of the country. The consortium formed by AMEA Power and China’s TBEA Xinjiang New Energy was awarded the concession and power purchase agreement for the plant in Kairouan in December 2019. Construction is expected to start by the end of this year. The plant is part of the first round of solar projects unveiled through an international tender programme by Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry…

The Tunisian government plans to boost the share of solar energy in its electricity mix. By 2030, Tunis wants to build an installed solar capacity of 3,800 MW, based on structural reforms. Tunisia wants to accelerate the diversification of its electricity mix. At a recent workshop on renewable energy, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines, Neila Nouira Gongi, unveiled a national strategy for solar energy. The Tunisian government’s objective is to develop an installed capacity of 3,800 MW of solar energy. In 2018, Tunisia had an installed capacity of 5,476…

Tunisia will be supported by the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) to foster investment in decentralised renewable energy, backed by the Green Climate Fund. With a $164 million commitment, the Abidjan-based bank will help scale up decentralised renewable energy (solar home systems, green mini-grids, and commercial and industrial solar solutions) to meet the goals of SDG7 and requires significant private sector and local currency financing.“Many African countries still face challenges in achieving universal access to sustainable, clean, affordable and reliable electricity. to the latest Sustainable…

Before the health crisis, Algerian tourists crossed the land border with Tunisia by millions. They represented one-third of foreign tourists. The movement of people between the two countries was prevented for many months by the closure of the borders. Air links resumed in June 2021, before being reinforced twice. Currently, 14 flights per week are scheduled between Algeria and Tunisia, with Air Algérie and Tunisair each operating one flight per day. The land borders were partially reopened in January 2022. Only two border posts were reopened to a restricted public.…