Norway’s Scatec, a prominent renewable energy company, together with Aeolus, a subsidiary of the Toyota Tsusho Group, have started commercial operations at the 60 MW Tozeur solar power plant in Tunisia (Scatec press release, 16/02/2026).
The project is expected to deliver stable revenues through a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with the Tunisian state-owned utility Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (STEG). Scatec holds a 51% stake in the project, while Aeolus owns the remaining 49%. According to the company’s press release, Scatec will handle Operations & Maintenance (O&M) as well as Asset Management (AM) services for the project.
This development follows Tunisia’s recent launch of a 200 MW solar PV tender, calling on private developers to apply for the construction and operation of solar power plants nationwide (pv-magazine, 15/04/2026).
Tunisia is aiming to expand its renewable energy capacity, with a target of reaching 35% of its electricity mix from renewables by 2030. In March 2026, Tunisian authorities issued a tender covering the development of a 300 MW solar park integrating a 150 MW/540 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Previously, in December 2025, Dubai-based developer Amea Power brought online a 120 MW solar project in Tunisia, currently the largest in the country.
At the end of 2024, Tunisia's installed capacity stood at 6.9 GW, with gas providing 5.2 GW (74.9%); the remainder came from solar (11%), oil (9%), wind (3.5%), and hydro (1%) (Enerdata Global Energy Research).
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