The Saudi company ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy for the development of a 600 kt/year green hydrogen project in Tunisia. Under the agreement, ACWA Power will establish, operate and maintain up to 12 GW of renewable power generation units, storage systems and transmission lines, in addition to electrolysis devices, and infrastructure projects to allow direct connection to the main pipeline.
The project will be developed in three phases. The first phase (200 kt/year) will include the installation of 4 GW of renewable capacity and 2 GW of electrolysis capacity, in addition to battery storage facilities. The produced hydrogen will be exported to Europe through “South 2”, a hydrogen pipeline developed as an initiative by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). The project, which is expected to come online by 2030, is classified as a project of common interest by the EU, and will connect Tunisia with Italy, Austria, and Germany.
ACWA Power’s project will support Tunisia’s national strategy for green hydrogen, which involves implementing an action plan to produce 8.3 Mt/year of green hydrogen and byproducts by 2050 and to export over 6 Mt of green hydrogen to the EU by 2050.
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