Africa
With a power score of 2.13, Tunisia ranks number 30 among Emerging Markets and number 7 in the Africa region
Power score
2.13/5
Score over time
2021 - 2024
Tunisia has a power score of 2.13, which puts it at rank 30 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Tunisia has dropped in the power rankings by 8 places, from rank 22, to rank 30.
At 2.13, the power score of Tunisia is better than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 7 in the region.
Tunisia implements policies in 3/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, and Net metering.
The average electricity price in Tunisia has dropped from 59.12 USD/MWh in 2022 to 58.92 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Tunisia has fluctuated between 57.59 USD/MWh (2017) and 63.14 USD/MWh (2021).
The top amount of capacity installed in Tunisia in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 85.96%, down from 89.82% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Small-scale PV - commercial at 3.17%, up from 0.88% in 2022.
The top amount of electricity generated in Tunisia in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 93.95%, down from 95.82% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 4%, up from 2.43% in 2022.
Investment in clean energy in Tunisia was around $86.00 million in 2023, an increase of 11.81% from 2022 ($76.91 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2023 at $86.00 million, while the lowest was in 2019 with $13.20 million.
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Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
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