Two new solar plants for Tunisia: Tunisia inked an agreement to build a 100 MW and 200 MW solar plant in Gafsa and Tataouine governorates with a combined investment ticket of TND 800 mn (c. USD 255 mn), TAP reported last week. Construction will begin next year with an operational launch set for 2026, Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy Wael Chouchane said at the signing ceremony. The government has plans for similar projects in Gafsa and Tozeur worth TND 300 mn (c. USD 95.7 mn), Chouchane added.

We knew this was coming: The bid comes in response to a call for submitting bids for planned solar projects across Tunisia with a production capacity of 500 MW. This strategy is part of a government scheme to issue tenders for larger projects with a total capacity of 1.7 GW. The tenders include two in Metbasta at 500 MW and 100 MW each. Two projects at 50 MW each are also in the final stages in Tozeur and Sidi Bouzid.

Players from our region are involved: The agreement was signed by Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines Fatma Thabet, Minister of State Property and Land Affairs Mohamed Rekik, the CEO of the Tunisian public grid operator Société Tunisienne de l'Électricité et du Gaz (STEG) Faycel Trifa, and an undisclosed Emirati and French investor, the news outlet said.

Amea Power broke ground on its Tunisian solar plant: Dubai-based Amea Power began construction of the TND 300 mn (USD 95.7 mn), 100 MW solar power plant in Tunisia’s Kairouan last Wednesday, according to TAP. The plant is expected to also save TND 300 mn (USD 95.7 mn) in energy costs for Tunisia.

And there’s more on the way: Italian renewables company Voltalia was tapped to build a 130 MW solar project in Gafsa, according to a statement released last week. The green energy generated will be sold to STEG for 30 years, with construction scheduled to start in 2025 and commissioning expected in 2026.

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