Tunisia Commissions its First >100MW Solar Power PlantTunisia has commissioned the first solar power plant to exceed 100 megawatts of installed capacity. The 120MWp Kairouan solar power plant, located in the Kairouan Governorate in the inland desert in the north of the country, is also the first to inject renewable electricity into the 225-kilovolt high-voltage grid of the Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz (STEG). The power station is a ground-mounted solar project sitting on 200 hectares (490 acres). A power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed by the SPV company and the off-taker, (STEG). The plant was construted by a joint venture between China Energy Engineering Group, Tianjin Electric Power Construction and Northwest Electric Power Design Institute.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 26, 2025 13:12 UTC