Tunisia has secured a $131.7 million loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) to improve the national electricity grid. The smart grid project was announced in 2017 by the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG), but was delayed due to lack of funding. It includes installation of 430,000 “intelligent” meters over three years in homes and businesses in Sfax Governorate in southern Tunisia. Smart meters will later be deployed throughout the country. In its energy strategy, the country aims to install an additional 1,000 megawatts of photovoltaic power by 2020.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2019 13:41 UTC