Tunisia’s ambitious renewable energy strategy is gaining momentum in 2026 after years of stalled plans and financing delays (MEES, 3 January 2025). The government this month awarded contracts for 327MW of wind and solar power projects as it seeks to reduce its reliance on gas imports, which remain the dominant component in Tunisia’s power mix.
Renewable energy’s share of power generation had hovered around 3% of the power mix for a decade, but progress is being made, with new increments added over the past three years. The share of renewables hit 5.1% for 2024 (MEES, 28 March 2025), and that share will have been easily broken last year, with data for 11M 2025 showing that renewables accounted for a record 6% of power generation. (CONTINUED - 867 WORDS)
