Tunisia: Power Plant of Bir Mchergua to Commence Production in June 2013

Tunis — The power plant of Bir Mchergua built by American company "General Electric"(GE) for the benefit of the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) will commence production in June 2013, Minister of Industry Mohamed Lamine Chakhari announced Monday. It will have a capacity of over 200 MW.

"General Electric" is now working with STEG to support the emergency plan designed to modernise the company's production facilities to face up to problems of electricity cuts during peak demand."

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