Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy has launched its sixth licensing round for private sector solar energy development, reinforcing the country’s long-term strategy to scale up renewable electricity to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2035.
The latest round targets 200 MW of photovoltaic capacity and invites private developers to finance, build and operate solar plants under a licensing framework designed for smaller to mid-sized utility scale projects. All electricity generated will be sold to the national utility, STEG, under standardised power purchase agreements typically structured over 20 years.
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The initiative places a particular focus on attracting investment from small and medium enterprises as well as regional project developers, reflecting a broader policy effort to diversify participation in Tunisia’s power generation market and accelerate deployment outside of large-scale centralised developments.
The launch follows strong recent momentum in the country’s renewable energy programme. In February 2026, the ministry awarded 187 licenses totalling 287 MW under the fifth licensing round, with individual projects ranging from 1 MW to 10 MW. This has helped expand a distributed generation pipeline across multiple governorates.
Tunisia has also recently reached new operational milestones, including the inauguration of four 2 MW solar plants in Medenine and the commissioning of its largest single photovoltaic installation to date, a 120 MW facility in Kairouan. These projects underscore the increasing scale and execution capacity of the national programme.
Alongside the new licensing round, Tunisia is advancing a parallel competitive procurement process for a 300 MW solar project combined with 150 MW of battery energy storage in Kebili. The bid submission deadline for that tender has been set for 14 October 2026, signalling growing integration of storage solutions into the country’s power system planning as renewable penetration increases.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
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