TunisiaThe Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has selected four solar projects totaling 498 MW to be developed across the country in the first phase of a 1.7 GW tender.
The ministry said the most competitive tariff awarded under the tender was TND 98.8/kWh.
A announcement on the ministry’s website, the awarded projects are listed as three 100 MW projects, which will be developed by France’s Qair International at a site in Gafsa Governorate, Norway’s Scatec ASA at a site in Sidi Bouzid Governorate and France’s Voltalia on a plot of land in Gabes governorate. The fourth project is a 198 MW project to be developed by Qair International in Sidi Bouzid Governorate.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Tunisia’s cumulative solar capacity reached 506 MW at the end of 2023.
The country opened a new large-scale tender for solar energy 200MW in October 2024. The closing date is January 15, 2025.
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