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Power Plants in Tunisia

Tunisia has 33 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 73rd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 5.6 GW across 15 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is TuNur solar farm (4.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (17), Energy and Mines (5) and Tunisian Ministry of Industry (5) — Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas alone is named on 52% of them. Half of Tunisia's power plants in service predate 2005 (median commissioning year of the 15 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Rades A power station, dating from 1985. 18 are in the pipeline, led by TuNur solar farm (4.5 GW), under construction. They account for 54% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Tunisia.

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33
Power Plant in Tunisia
#73
of 155 countries
5.6 GW
Operating capacity
18
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Tunisia

Who owns Tunisia's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2005 · oldest Rades A power station (1985) · newest Kairouan Solar Plant (2025) · 15 of 33 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Tunisia?
OverWatts maps 33 power plants in Tunisia — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 73rd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Tunisia?
TuNur solar farm, at 4.5 GW, operated by TuNur.
How much power-generation capacity do Tunisia's power plants have?
About 5.6 GW operating across 15 plants, with a further 8.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Tunisia?
Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas is named as owner or operator on the most — 17 of 33 (52%). Next are Energy and Mines (5), Tunisian Ministry of Industry (5) and AMEA Power (2).
How old are Tunisia's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2005, across the 15 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Rades A power station (1985); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Tunisia?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are TuNur solar farm (4.5 GW), STEG wind farm (525 MW) and Skhira 2 power station (450 MW).

Other asset classes in Tunisia

Cement Plant 11Iron Ore Mine 8Oil & Gas Field 4Pipeline 2Refinery 1Grid Storage 1Iron & Steel Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335