Tunisia outdoor power supply assembly

Who produces electricity in Tunisia?

State power utility company STEG controls 92.1% of the country’s installed power production capacity and produces 83.5% of the electricity. The remainder is imported from Algeria and Libya as well as produced by Tunisia’s only independent power producer (IPP) Carthage Power Company (CPC), a 471-MW combined-cycle power plant.

What type of power sockets are available in Tunisia?

The power sockets in Tunisia are of type C and E. The standard voltage is 230 V at a frequency of 50 Hz. Check your need for a power plug (travel) adapter in Tunisia.

What type of power plug is used in Tunisia?

In Tunisia the power plug sockets are of type C and E. The standard voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz. Power plug adapter needed in Tunisia? In Tunisia the power plug sockets are of type C and E. Check out the following pictures. When living in India you need a power plug adapter for sockets type C and E. Your appliances with plug C fit.

Where does Tunisia's power come from?

The remainder is imported from Algeria and Libya as well as produced by Tunisia’s only independent power producer (IPP) Carthage Power Company (CPC), a 471-MW combined-cycle power plant. The CPC plant was officially handed over to STEG in May 2022 ending a 20-year power purchasing agreement between both companies.

Does Tunisia have a power grid?

Tunisia’s national grid is connected to those of Algeria and Libya which together helped supply about 12% of Tunisia’s power consumption in the first half of 2023. Moreover, in August 2023, Tunisia’s sub-sea connection project with Italy, called ELMED, was approved for $337 million funding from the European Commission.

Will the got build a power plant in Tunisia in 2024?

In 2024, the GOT is also expected to launch a tender for the construction of at least one 470-550 MW combined-cycle power plant in Skhira (south Tunisia) as an IPP. In May 2018, the Ministry of Energy and Mines published a call for private projects to build renewable power plants with a total capacity of 1,000 MW (500 MW wind and 500 MW solar).