Tunisia authorizes 500 MW of solar projects

• The Tunisian government has actually okayed to several solar projects with a mixed result of 500 MW as well as an overall financial investment of TND 1.2 billion (USD 407.9 m/EUR 374.9 m).

The projects were awarded as part of the country's giving in system in 2019 to Norwegian sustainable power manufacturer Scatec ASA (OSL: SCATC), a consortium of France's Engie (EPA: ENGI) as well as Moroccan energy firm Nareva, as well as a consortium of AMEA Power LLC and also TBEA Xinjiang New Energy Co Ltd

The brand-new solar plants will be located in the governorates of Kairouan (100 MW), Tataouine (200 MW), Tozeur (50 MW), Sidi Bouzid (50 MW) and also Gafsa (100 MW), the federal government stated recently on its website. The brand-new projects will certainly help Tunisia decrease its natural gas imports by 6% and reduce costs by TND 130 million.

The North African nation needs to add about 3.8 GW of green power capacity as it seeks to boost the share of renewables to 30% by 2030.