Tunisia approves 500MW of solar projects
The Tunisian government has approved the agreements of 500MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar projects that were awarded to developers in 2019 following a competitive tendering process
The Tunisian government has approved the agreements of 500MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar projects that were awarded to developers in 2019 following a competitive tendering process.
The government approved the projects on 19 March.
Energy & Utilities reported in December 2019 that three international developer groups had been selected to develop the projects after they had submitted bids in July 2019 for the 500MW programme.
Norway’s Scatec was awarded contracts for 300MW of capacity, which included a 200MW PV project at Tataouine. The $2.4c/kWh is the lowest PV solar tariff achieved in Africa to date. The Norwegian firm was also awarded contracts to develop two 50MW PV solar plants in the areas of Tozeur and Sidi Bouzid.
A consortium of China’s TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis Company and UAE-based Amea Power was awarded the contract to develop the 100MW Project C for a tariff of TND97.920/kWh ($3.44cents/kWh). A consortium of France’s Engie and Morocco’s Nareva Renouvelables was awarded a contract to develop the 100MW Project D (Gafsa) for a tariff of $2.8c/kWh.
The selected developers will sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) with state energy company Societe Tunisienne de l‘Electricite et du Gaz (STEG) for a concession period of 20 years under a build-own-operate (BOO) model.
The solar projects are part of Tunisia’s plans to install 4.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, which is forecasted to account for 30 per cent of the total installed capacity. The country’s power sector is currently dominated by gas-fired power plants, which account for about 97 per cent of total electricity production.
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