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Tunisia to give Enfidha Port project a short in the arm: Tunisia’s Transport Ministry (MoT) is working to expedite the execution of the long-stalled Enfidha deep-water port project, with moves to classify the port as a “high-priority project, Italian news outlet Agenzia Nova reports. The Tunisian MoT submitted a formal request to the country’s High Commission for Major Projects in April to label it a “high-priority project”, the outlet added.
A high-priority project? The Tunisian government issued a law back in October 2024 pertaining to major public projects that had been suspended or stalled due to a lack of funding or implementation difficulties. The law aimed to accelerate the pace of major infrastructural projects of strategic importance to the Tunisian economy.
What does it mean? If MoT’s proposal to the Major Projects Commission gets the green light, a technical committee will be formed to hammer out a timeline, an investment ticket, as well as lead negotiations over contract terms and details. The Commission selects which projects move forward based on certain conditions, including whether the projects are part of a bilateral contract; involve an international firm or a foreign country; rely on a specific operator or involve a certain patent for implementation; and whether they contribute to Tunisia’s public safety and defense.
About Enfidha Port: The Enfidha deep-water port — which spans a total area of 1k hectares — boasts a 3.6k-meter quay for container handling, a 1.4k-meter quay for bulk activity handling, and a 17-meter-deep water draft. The project’s three phases should take five years once construction starts.
Once completed, the port is expected to handle about 5 mn TEUs, 4 mn tons of bulk, as well as ships carrying up to 80k tons. It is also set to have an economic logistics zone and multimodal transport systems linked to it.
REFRESHER- Tunisia has been looking for a partner on the Enfidha deep-water port project, and has already received three offers to finance the project since August 2024. Tunisian authorities did not accept the offers, however, due to financial shortcomings.
