Electricity use hits record over 6000MW this summer
A member of the General Union of Electricity and Gas in Tunisia reported that summer consumption exceeded 6,000 megawatts, leading to a gap between supply and demand due to rising temperatures and the use of more than 2.7 million air conditioners that consume about 3,000 megawatts at peak times. He pointed out that the current production capacity of the company is approximately 4,500 megawatts, with limited support from neighboring countries, bringing the maximum grid capacity to 5,200 megawatts. He also confirmed that temporary power outages, known as "load shedding," are used to protect the grid from collapse. Furthermore, he clarified that the solar energy project planned since 2016 has not yet been implemented, noting the union's rejection of sector monopolization by foreign investors and calling for collective investment in renewable energies.
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