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. While projects are often subject to delays, excellent commercial opportunities exist for the sale of power generation equipment to STEG-operated and IPP.
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.
How many wind farms are there in Tunisia?
Wind power projects currently operating in Tunisia consist of three utility-scale wind farms producing a total capacity of 244 MW of electricity (STEG, 2020). The wind farms have been installed in the north of the country as indicated in Table 4.
What is wind energy in Tunisia?
Wind energy forms an important component of the Tunisian renewable energy program and targets (Ministère de l'Energie, des Mines et des Energies Renouvelables de Tunisie, 2020). (1) Large-scale projects, subject to concession (tender process): covering projects over 10 MW for solar and over 30 MW for wind, awarded via competitive concessions,
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).
Can offshore wind power be used in Tunisia?
Offshore wind power has the potential to play a key role in achieving the future renewable energy targets due to the country favorable geographic location and coastline. However, there are currently no offshore wind farm projects nor experiences in Tunisia.
Wind energy in the Tunisian electricity mix and the environmental aspects of wind farms were also investigated. Brand and Missaoui (2014) evaluated five power mix scenarios and concluded that best-ranking electricity mix scenario consist of 15% wind, 15% solar and 70% natural gas-generated electricity.