tunisia

Qair has inked PPAs with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG) for 298MW of solar PV.

Scatec has penned a 25-year PPA with Tunisian state utility Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz for a 120MW solar PV power plant.

Scatec has registered a consolidated revenue of NOK1.15 billion for the last quarter of 2024, down from the same period a year prior.

Tunisia has announced the winners of tenders for over 500MW of solar capacity, including Qair International and Voltalia.

The partnership aims to build two solar PV plants - Sidi Bouzid and Tozeur solar projects – each with 60MW of capacity.

The solar PV project will have revenue coming from a 30-year sales contract with Tunisian public grid operator STEG.

UAE-based renewables developer AMEA Power has started construction on a 120MW solar PV project in Tunisia.

As Europe is increasing its solar PV capacity to reach its goal in the REPowerEU plan, countries in the bloc are accelerating solar PV installation. But some EU countries also look at the solar potential in North Africa, as the region boasts better solar irradiance and longer sunshine hours.

UAE-based renewables developer AMEA Power has reached financial close on a 120MW solar PV project in Tunisia, the company’s first foray into the country.

A 600MW electricity transmission line between Italy and Tunisia has received €307 million (US$324 million) in funding as part of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) financing programme aimed at developing energy infrastructure across the continent.