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Market primer

structure, counterparties and bankability context

Region / power pool	Northern Africa · COMELEC
Main offtaker	—
Regulator	—
PPA framework	Not yet researched
Currency / convertibility	— · Not yet researched
GDP per capita	$4,657 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratings	Moody’s — · S&P — · IMF DSA —
Last updated	pending

Installed renewables

2015–2024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

every row source-linked

Date	Deal	Type	$m	Conf
2026-06-18	Tataouine Solar Plant	project_finance	88	B
2026-04-27	Sidi Bouzid Mezzouna and Tozeur PV Projects	project_finance	85	A
2026-03-26	Gabès Solar Project	grant	11	B
2026-03-02	El-Medina Solar and BESS Project	project_finance	89	B
2026-01-26	El Fahs Wind Project	project_finance	118	A
2026-01-23	Tataouine Solar Plant	project_finance	88	A
2026-01-19	Tunisia Renewable Energy & Grid Modernisation Programme	grantpledge	39	A
2026-01-01	European Union	grant	36	B
2025-11-30	Tunisia Energy Reliability, Efficiency, and Governance Improvement Program (TEREG)	corporate_debt	430	B
2025-10-18	EBRD & EU	corporate_debt	68	A
2025-10-09	Gafsa Solar Power Plant	project_finance	91	A
2025-10-06	EBRD / Qair	corporate_debt	22	B

Project pipeline

Project	Tech	MW	Status
Djebel Tebaga Wind	Wind	600	early_development
ELMED Interconnector	Grid	600	construction
Bazma Solar	Hybrid	350	early_development
Bazma hybrid solar + BESS project	Hybrid	300	early_development
Qair Gafsa Solar	Solar	300	early_development
Tunisia 300MW Solar Tender	Solar	300	tendered
El Khobna Solar Project	Solar	200	early_development
El Khobna PV Plant (Sidi Bouzid)	Solar	198	tendered
Wadi Solar Project	Solar	132	early_development
Gabès Solar Project	Solar	132	late_development
Voltalia 132 MW Solar Project	Solar	132	tendered
Gabès Region Solar PV Project	Solar	130	late_development
Kairouan Chinese Solar PV Station	Solar	120	operational
Kairouan Solar PV Project	Solar	120	operational
Kairouan Solar Plant	Solar	120	early_development
Sidi Bouzid II	Solar	120	construction
Gabes Solar Project	Solar	100	late_development
Sidi Bouzid Solar Project (100 MW)	Solar	100	operational
Tataouine Solar Project	Solar	100	late_development
Kairouan PV Plant	Solar	100	construction
El Ksar PV Plant (Gafsa)	Solar	100	tendered
Menzel Habib PV Plant (Gabès)	Solar	100	tendered
Gafsa Solar Power Plant	Solar	100	late_development
Zaghouan Wind Farm	Wind	77	early_development
Zaghouan Wind Project	Wind	77	late_development
El Fahs Wind Project	Wind	75	ppa_signed
Sidi Bouzid I	Solar	60	operational
Tozeur	Solar	60	construction
SoleCrypt Tozeur PV Plant	Solar	60	early_development
El-Medina Solar and BESS Project	Hybrid	50	early_development
Sidi Bouzid Mezzouna PV Power	Solar	50	operational
Sidi Bouzid Solar	Solar	50	early_development
Tozeur PV Power	Solar	50	operational
Tozeur Solar	Solar	50	early_development
Medenine Solar Power Stations	Solar	8	operational
Leoni Tunisia Industrial Solar Sites	Solar	8	early_development
Tataouine Private Solar Plant	Solar	1	operational
ZWINERGIE El Hamma Solar PV Plant	Solar	1	late_development
ZWINERGIE El Hamma Solar Plant	Solar	1	late_development
ZWINERGIE Gabes Solar Plant	Solar	1	late_development
Tunisia's largest solar power plant	Solar	—	late_development

Tariffs & policy

Date	Program / deal	US¢/kWh	Conf
2025-03-24	Scatec Sidi Bouzid II — STEG 25yr PPA	3.60	B

2026-06-25	2040 Energy Efficiency Plan Government of Tunisia
2026-04-28	Renewable Energy Integration Targets 2030/2035 Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
2026-04-15	Sixth round licensing scheme for solar PV Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
2026-03-12	SME Captive Solar Licensing Round 5 Government of Tunisia
2026-03-11	First Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Tender Government of Tunisia
2026-03-09	Fifth round solar authorisation regime Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
2026-01-09	National Renewable Energy Programme 2026 High Committee for Private Electricity Generation
2026-01-08	2026-2030 Development Plan Government of Tunisia

Generation mix

2025-12 · % of generation (Ember, CC-BY) · monthly, auto-refreshed

Wind1.3%

Fossil98.7%

Clean share, 2024-02 → 2025-12

Recent coverage

from the archive

2026-07-16	Extreme heat forces Tunisia into rolling power cuts to protect grid builds on prior coverage — trace "Extreme" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-07	MIGA backs Tunisia's 100MW Sidi Bouzid II solar project capacity 100MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "Bouzid" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-06	MIGA issues €13 million guarantee for Tunisia solar project disclosed size €13 million; builds on prior coverage — trace "issues" in Storyline for the history
2026-06-30	Tunisia sees first artisanal fishing boat powered entirely by solar energy 2 related stories in the archive — run context.py "entirely" for the storyline
2026-06-30	Participated in its third solar power independent power producer (IPP) project in Tunisia, Africa. 15 related stories in the archive — run context.py "third" for the storyline
2026-06-25	Tunisia Tenders 2040 Energy Efficiency Plan Tunisia is formalizing its long-term energy efficiency framework, likely building upon the institutional reforms supported by the World Bank's TEREG program.
2026-06-25	Sidi Bouzid II solar power plant, Tunisia – update
2026-06-24	Hitachi Energy wins €770M contract for Italy-Tunisia electricity interconnection (HTHIY:OTCMKTS)
2026-06-20	Why Tunisia’s renewable energy strategy is facing resistance
2026-06-18	Scatec reaches financial close and starts construction of 120 MW solar power plant in Tunisia - Scatec Group
2026-06-13	Tunisia's energy transition gains momentum
2026-06-11	Tunisia’s STEG Partners With Japan to Prepare Grid for Renewable Energy Growth
2026-06-10	Tunisia’s STEG Partners With Japan to Prepare Grid for Renewable Energy Growth
2026-05-27	Algeria to Maintain Power Exports to Tunisia Despite Summer Peak Demand
2026-05-20	Tunisia: Solar IPPs approved after minister sacked