Tunisia granted two French and Emirati companies licenses to establish two solar power plants to generate electricity with photovoltaic panels, with a total capacity of 300 megawatts and a cost of 800 million dinars, equivalent to $255 million.

The Emirati company obtained the project with a production capacity of 100 megawatts in Gafsa, and the second project with a capacity of 200 megawatts in Tataouine, implemented by the French company Valtalia.

Tunisia announced the start of 5 projects to produce electricity from solar energy, with a production capacity of about 500 megawatts in five states: Tataouine, with a production capacity of 200 megawatts, Tozeur, with a production capacity of 50 megawatts, Sidi Bouzid, with a production capacity of 50 megawatts, Kairouan, with a production capacity of 100 megawatts, and Gafsa. With a capacity of 100 megawatts.

The project in Tataouine, Gafsa and Kairouan will contribute to reducing gas import expenses by the equivalent of 180 million dinars.

Tunisia seeks to implement alternative energy projects to reduce the cost of support allocated to the energy sector in addition to improving the trade balance, in addition to developing the green economy and contributing to the global effort in the field of reducing carbon emissions.