Tunisia Energy Market Report

Institutions & Energy Policy
The General Energy Directorate, which operates under the Ministry of Industry and Technology defines and implements the energy policy ...

Energy Companies
Energy companies active in the market (production, import, export, distribution, refineries, LNG terminals) in the oil, gas, coal and power sectors.

Energy Supply
Resources : Tunisia has limited hydrocarbon resources (at the end of 2009, 425 Mbl of oil and 40 Bcm of gas). Hydroelectric resources are low and there is no coal ...

Prices
Details of energy prices and taxes levels and evolution, by energy and by sector (oil, power, gas).

Consumption
The country’s per capita consumption is 0.9 toe, 5 times lower than the EU average. The per capita electricity consumption is 1300 kWh (2009) ...

Issues & Prospects
Electricity : In the electricity sector, STEG is planning a production capacity of 4450 MW in 2012. On average, the electricity demand should increase by 5.6%/year ...

2009 Key data & Graphs

• Economic indicators: population, growth, etc.
• Supply indicators: reserves, capacity, production, external trade (per energy)
• Demand indicators: consumption per capita, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector), energy security, energy efficiency, CO2 emissions
• Energy Balance : total and per energy