Tunisia
Since the end of 2016, the Tunisian government has embarked on the implementation of its programme for development of electricity production from renewables. In this framework the Ministry of Industry and SMEs launched an international tender for solar PV projects in 2019 with a total capacity of 500MWac.
Tunisia portfolio, 360 MW
In December 2019, Scatec was awarded three solar power plant projects in Tunisia totalling 360 MW, following an international tender launched by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry and SMEs.
The three projects of approximately 60 MW, 60 MW and 240 MW will be located in Tozeur, Sidi Bouzid and Tataouine respectively. The solar power plants will hold 20 years of PPAs with Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG). The solar plants are expected to generate about 900 GWh per year, enough electricity to power more than 335,000 Tunisian households annually and contributing to avoid 405,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
Scatec will be the lead equity investor in the projects. The company will also be the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) provider and provide Operation & Maintenance as well as Asset Management services to the power plants.
