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Tunisia taps four international firms to build 500 MW of solar projects

Date: Mar 25, 2025

Tunisia granted licenses to four international firms to build solar farms with a total capacity of 500 megawatts, together worth $386.31 million, the Energy Ministry said on Monday.

Licenses were awarded to French firm Qair International SAS to build two plants with a total capacity of 300 MW, Voltalia for a 100 MW solar farm, and Norway's Scatec and Japanese firm Aeolus, a unit of Toyota Tsusho, for a 100 MW project, the ministry said.

The projects are the first to be awarded in Tunisia's international tender for renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 1 700 MW.

The Tunisian government last year approved a plan to develop 1 700 MW of renewables capacity by 2027, looking to save $200 million annually by reducing the use of natural gas.

Tunisia, mostly dependent on gas-fired power, aims to generate 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

--Reuters--