The High Committee for Private Electricity Generation on Tuesday approved plans to tender 2 GW of wind capacity and a 350-MW solar project, following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sara Zaafarani Zenzari, according to a government statement. . Tunisia has cleared more than 2. 3 GW of new renewable energy projects for tender in 2026, as the government accelerates efforts to cut its energy deficit and meet clean power targets. In 2024, the energy dependency rate stood at 59%. 145€), compared with a selling price set. . Tunisia's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has launched a tender for the construction of several large-scale PV projects with a combined capacity of 200 MW. The contracts were awarded by the Ministry of. .
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Solar and wind power projects subject to authorization : Tunisia has granted authorizations for projects with a capacity of 381 MW, including 261 MW of solar PV and 120 MW of wind power. 2 plants with a unit capacity of of Tataouine and Sidi Bouzid.
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Expanding Solar Power to Meet Growing Energy Needs To bolster its solar energy capacity, the Tunisian government signed agreements with renewable energy firms Scatec and Aelous to build solar plants in Sidi Bouzid and Tozeur.
Tunisia plans to award contracts for 1.7GW of new renewable power capacity. Image: Voltalia. Tunisia has announced the winners of tenders for over 500MW of solar capacity, part of a series of tenders to install 1.7GW of new renewable power capacity.
The latter companies already have a footprint in Tunisia, with Voltalia announcing plans to build a 130MW solar project in the country in May, and Scatec collaborating with Aeolus to build a 120MW project i n August. The second tender calls for two projects of unspecified capacity in Hechain, Gabes governate and Khobna, Sidi Bouzid governate.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun's outer atmosphere, with Tunisian astrophysicist Nour E. Rawafi playing a pivotal role in the mission. The goal of the mission is to help scientists learn more about Earth's closest star. With the spacecraft. . Tunisia is taking its first steps in the space sector; in the last few years, The small country has established the foundations that will help develop the future of the field. The ecosystem in Tunisia is versatile and diverse; it consists of non-profit organizations, private companies, overseas. . The Republic of Tunisia subscribes to the principles of exploration and the use of outer space for peaceful purposes, in the interest of humanity; and in particular for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG2030 of UN.
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