Tunisia Seeks to Invest Nearly 1 Billion Dinars/Year to Secure Energy Independence

Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisia eyes a 30% renewables share by 2030 and seeks to invest nearly 1 billion dinars/year to secure energy independence, said Director General of Electricity and Energy Transition at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines Belhassan Chiboub.

Renewable energies are an engine for economic and social development which will generate jobs and cut the cost of power production, the official added at a roundtable meeting held Tuesday in Tunis on the funding and implementation of a solar project.

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