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Tunisia's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has kicked off a new procurement exercise for large-scale solar. 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.

Tunisia previously awarded five solar photovoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 500 MW in five governorates: 200 MW in Tataouine, 50 MW in Tozeur, 50 MW in Sidi Bouzid, 100 MW in Kairouan and 100 MW in Gafsa. These projects are expected to come online from 2025.

Tunisia has selected four photovoltaic projects totalling 500 MW in the first phase of the 1,700 MW call for tenders, with the best tariff being 0.029 euros per kWh.

In September 2024, the country also began building a 50 MW solar plant in Tozeur, a TND 135 million project led by Norway's Scatec and Toyota subsidiary Aeolus. Tunisia has signed contracts for four photovoltaic projects, totaling 500 MW, as part of the initial phase of its 1.7 GW tender.

Tunisia is supporting utility-scale solar through a series of tenders, the latest of which was launched in January 2023. It also finalized a 500 MW solar tender in December 2019. The country's cumulative installed PV capacity stood at just 506 MW by the end of 2023, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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.