Tunisian household energy storage power supply price

What percentage of Tunisia's electricity is renewable?

In 2022, only 3% of Tunisia’s electricity is generated from renewables, including hydroelectric, solar, and wind energy. While STEG continues to resist private investment in the sector, Parliament’s 2015 energy law encourages IPPs in renewable energy technologies.

What is the electricity sector like in Tunisia?

The electricity sector in Tunisia is well developed and almost the entire population has access to the national electricity network (Privacy Shield). Tunisia currently has 5,547 MW of installed power generation capacity. Power generation has increased from 12,091 GWh in 2005 to 18,988 GWh in 2018 recording an average annual growth rate of 4%3.

How is energy used in Tunisia?

Total energy supply (TES) includes all the energy produced in or imported to a country, minus that which is exported or stored. It represents all the energy required to supply end users in the country.

How much power does Tunisia produce?

Tunisia has a current power production capacity of 5,944 megawatts (MW) installed in 25 power plants, which produced 19,520 gigawatt hours in 2022. State power utility company STEG controls 92.1% of the country’s installed power production capacity and produces 83.5% of the electricity.

Where does Tunisia's electricity come from?

Much of Tunisia’s electricity production comes from gas turbines. Major players in this sector include General Electric (USA), Mitsubishi (Japan), Ansaldo (Italy), and Siemens (Germany). In 2019, STEG launched a tender to install a pilot smart grid power distribution system of 400,000 smart meters.

Are socio-economic benefits relevant to electricity strategy development in Tunisia?

A survey carried out in 2012 at a multi-stakeholder workshop within the framework of a joint project of the Tunisian energy conservation agency ANME and the German development agency GIZ revealed following four major groups of criteria that are pertinent to electricity strategy development in Tunisia: socio-economic benefits.