The Tunisian government has awarded French renewable energy group Voltalia the contract to develop a 132-megawatt solar photovoltaic project in the Gabès region, the company’s third major solar award in the country within a year.
The new “Wadi” plant follows Voltalia’s earlier wins for the Sagdoud project in May 2024 and the Menzel Habib plant in December 2024. Together, these projects bring Voltalia’s total solar capacity under development in Tunisia to approximately 400 MW—enough to power an estimated 200,000 households.
Construction on the Wadi facility is scheduled to begin in 2027, with commercial operations expected to start in 2028. The project supports Tunisia’s national strategy to raise the share of renewable energy in its electricity mix to 30% by 2030, a significant increase from the roughly 6% recorded at the end of April 2025.
Once operational, the solar plant is projected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by about 120,000 tonnes annually. The award underscores Tunisia’s accelerating efforts to attract foreign investment in renewables and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels.
TunisianMonitorOnline (BRC)
