Tunisia’s energy deficit costs the state 11 billion dinars annually, Wael Chouchene, Secretary of State for Energy Transition at the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy, told Mosaique FM on Thursday.
He added that the ministry has established a national strategy to reduce this financial burden and its repercussions.
He further noted that Tunisia aims to increase its renewable energy-based electricity production from the current 600 megawatts (MW) to 3,000 MW by 2028, targeting a 35% share of alternative energy in the total production mix by 2030.
To meet this challenge, Tunisia has signed agreements with four foreign companies—two French, one Japanese, and one Norwegian—for the production of 500 MW.
Additionally, an international tender has been launched for 1,700 MW, including 600 MW from wind energy,” he explained.
Wael Chouchène emphasized that the foreign companies will sell their entire production to the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) at a rate of 99 millimes per kilowatt-hour, enabling STEG to save 200 million dinars annually.
