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Tunisian Agency Details Power Crisis
A study by the Tunisian Economy Observatory explains that the electricity outage crisis in Tunisia during July 2026 is due to a significant decline in investments by the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG), which decreased by 87% between 2016 and 2025. Power generation projects have been halted since 2018 despite available calls for tenders. Although electricity demand has been increasing at an average rate of 3.8% annually, production capacity has not been sufficiently enhanced to meet peak consumption, which reached 4,888 MW in August 2024, leading to supply shortages. The report attributes the suspension of projects—including the 500 MW Skhira power plant and the wind farm in Jebel Tabaqah—to the Ministry of Industry's refusal to approve them. Recent policies favoring private and foreign investment over public investment have reduced the company's ability to meet demand. Moreover, summer outages have revealed a deterioration in energy supply security.
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