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Tunisia energy report

Tunisia energy report
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Table of Contents
  • GENERAL OVERVIEW
  • ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY FRAMEWORK
  • ENERGY COMPANIES
  • ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
  • ENERGY USE AND PRICE BY SECTOR
  • ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
  • STATISTICS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • GLOSSARY

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Overview

Tunisia is advancing its energy transition, targeting greater renewable integration while maintaining reliance on gas. Governed by the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Energy, the sector is expanding solar and wind capacity, though progress lags behind ambitions. Plans include green hydrogen exports, regulatory reforms, and infrastructure upgrades to enhance sustainability and energy security.

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Highlights

  • Tunisia aims to cover 35% of its power mix with renewables in 2030.
  • STEG has the monopoly on power generation, transmission, and distribution, and manages gas transmission and distribution.
  • ETAP is the largest oil and gas company.
  • The country relies increasingly on gas imports from Algeria (nearly 3/4 of gas supply in 2024).
  • Gas dominates its power mix (95% gas in 2024).
  • Final energy consumption increased by 2%/year from 2011 to 2022.
  • Electricity prices closely follow gas prices due to the dominant share of gas in the power mix.
  • The government plans to develop over 2 GW of renewables by 2025.
  • Tunisia aims to export up to 6 Mt of green hydrogen to Europe by 2050.
18%
of renewables in energy mix by 2035
-2%/yr
CO2 emissions since 2021
35%
of renewables in the power mix in 2030

  • Energy & Climate Policy Framework

    The Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Energy defines and implements the energy policy. It regulates the public energy companies through directorates, such as the General Electricity Directorate, the General Hydrocarbons Directorate, or the General Mining Directorate.

  • Energy Companies

    Electricity:

    In 2024, state-owned STEG, Société Tunisienne d'Electricité et de Gaz, owned 6 GW of capacity, i.e. 95%, of the total capacity, and produced 19 TWh (-1%), i.e. around 90% of the total electricity production.

  • Energy Supply & Demand

    Resources:

    Tunisia has limited hydrocarbon resources (58 Mt of oil and 64 bcm of gas at the end of 2024). The potential for wind and solar is huge (an average of 3 000 hours of sun per year or 5 kWh/m2 per day). Hydroelectric resources are low and there is no coal. The country's energy independence rate reached 40% in 2024 (45% in 2023).

  • Energy Use and Price by Sector

    Energy Prices in Residential:

    Electricity prices for households remained stable at US$12.4c/kWh between 2022 and 2024, after rising by 41% in 2022 and falling by 36% in 2021. Residential gas prices remained stable in 2024, after a slight rise in 2020 to US$1.56c/kWh (+9%); they were relatively stable between 2020 and 2024.

    Gas prices have remained broadly stable since 2022.

  • Issues & Prospects

    Electricity:

    The first phase of the renewable power generation programme, that was launched in 2017, aimed to develop 1 GW of renewables (650 MW of solar and 350 MW of wind), 62% of which was assigned to IPPs, for a total investment of TND 2.5bn (US$836m). The programme sets a framework for private investors through calls for tenders and calls for projects.

  • Graph 1: Primary Consumption Trends by Energy Source (Mtoe)
  • Graph 2: Total Consumption Market Share by Energy (2024, %)
  • Graph 3: Installed Electric Capacity by Source (GW)
  • Graph 4: Installed Electric Capacity by Source (2024, %)
  • Graph 5: Gross Power Production by Source & Consumption (TWh)
  • Graph 6: Power Generation by Source (2024, %)
  • Graph 7: Crude Oil Production & Consumption (Mt)
  • Graph 8: Petroleum Products Production & Consumption (Mt)
  • Graph 9: Gas Production & Consumption (bcm)
  • Graph 10: GHG Emissions and CO2-energy Emissions (MtCO2)
  • Graph 11: Final Demand Trends by Energy Source (Mtoe)
  • Graph 12: Final Consumption by Sector (Mtoe)
  • Graph 13: Final Consumption Market Share by Sector (2024, %)
  • Graph 14: Final Consumption in Industry by Energy Source (Mtoe)
  • Graph 15: Energy Prices Including Taxes in Industry (USDc/kWh GCV)
  • Graph 16: Final Consumption in Transport by Energy Source (Mtoe)
  • Graph 17: Energy Prices Including Taxes in Transport (USD/l)
  • Graph 18: Final Consumption in Residential, Services, Agriculture by Energy Source (Mtoe)
  • Graph 19: Energy Prices Including Taxes in Residential (USDc/kWh GCV)
  • Graph 20: Upcoming New Capacity by Energy Source (GW)
  • Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO2 emissions.
  • Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
  • Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
  • Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.

The Tunisia energy market data since 1990 and up to is included in the Excel file accompanying the Tunisia country report.
It showcases the historical evolution, allowing users to easily work with the data.

Key Data included in the excelsheet:

  • Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO2 emissions.
  • Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
  • Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
  • Energy Balance: total and per energy.
  • Tunisia Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Tunisia energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO2 emissions (from fuel combustion).