ABO Wind has been awarded the necessary permit for its development of a 10 MW solar photovoltaic plant located in the governorate of Gabes in Tunisia.
The facility has a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) deal with the state-owned Societe tunisienne de l'electricite et du gaz (STEG).
Once running, the project can generate up to 18 million kWh of electricity annually.
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March 12, 2019
Eni starts construction works at two solar PV projects in Pakistan and Tunisia
Eni has begun the construction of two new solar photovoltaic projects in Pakistan and Tunisia. The Pakistan plant will be built in close proximity to the Bhit gas field at which Eni is the operator wi...
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March 12, 2019
ABO Wind receives permit and tariff in a tender for 10 MW solar project in Tunisia
ABO Wind has received permit and a tariff for a project in Tunisia. The solar park in the governorate Gabès, approximately 400 kilometres south of the country’s capital Tunis, has a capac...
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October 23, 2018
Tunisia extends 130-MW wind tender deadline
The Tunisian Ministry of Industry has just published an announcement extending the deadline for tenders for the construction of 70 megawatts of solar projects and 130 megawatts of wind projects. Inter...
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September 18, 2018
LONGi Solar, SHAMS to co-develop PV projects in Africa
LONGi Solar, a leading manufacturer of monocrystalline high-performance modules, has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with the Tunisian project developer SHAMS Technology for a long-term cooperatio...
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June 18, 2018
Tunisia seeking to authorise 70 MW of solar projects
It has been announced that 70 MW of solar photovoltaic projects to be developed across the country, have been tendered by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies of the Republic of T...
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