Tunisian energy storage power distributor

Who produces Tunisia's electricity?

State power utility company STEG controls 91.5% of the country’s installed power production capacity and produces 81% of the electricity. The remainder is produced by Tunisia’s only independent power producer (IPP) Carthage Power Company (CPC), a 471-MW combined-cycle power plant.

What is the power sector in Tunisia?

Includes a market overview and trade data. Tunisia’s power sector is well developed, and nearly the entire population enjoys access to the national electricity grid. Tunisia has a current power production capacity of 5,547 megawatts (MW) installed in 25 power plants, which produced 19,252 gigawatt hours in 2018.

How much power does Tunisia have?

At the end of 2018, Tunisia had an installed capacity of 240 MW of wind power, 10 MW of solar, and 62 MW of hydroelectric, representing a combined 5.7% of national energy production capacity. The GOT aims to raise the usage of these types of energy resources to 30% of total power capacity by 2030.

How much of Tunisia's electricity is generated from renewables?

Only 3% of Tunisia’s electricity is generated from renewables, including hydroelectric, solar, and wind energy. While STEG continues to resist private investment in the sector, Parliament’s 2015 energy law encourages IPPs in the area of renewable energy technologies.

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).

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.