What percentage of Tunisia's electricity is renewable?

In 2022, 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 renewable energy technologies.

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 is Tunisia's energy policy?

Tunisia aims to cover 35% of its power mix with renewables in 2030. CO 2 emissions decreased by 1.7% in 2022. STEG has the monopoly on power generation, transmission, and distribution, and manages gas transmission and distribution. ETAP is the largest oil and gas company. The country relies increasingly on gas imports from Algeria (62% in 2022).

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).

How does Tunisia regulate the public energy companies?

It regulates the public energy companies through two directorates: the General Electricity Directorate and the General Hydrocarbons Directorate. Tunisia's gas production, which covered 61% of domestic consumption in 2010, has been declining since then and only covered 38% of consumption in 2022.