The National Agency for Energy Management is presently carrying out the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts (MWp) at 300 state facilities as part of a large-scale energy transition initiative.
Director of Solar Energy and Head of ANME’s Energy Transition in Public Establishments (TEEP) program Nafaa Baccari told TAP, “The goal is to incorporate these facilities into Tunisia’s national energy transition strategy.”
Approximately TND 3 million is invested in the pilot phase of this program, which entails the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems in 54 primary and secondary schools located in Greater Tunis, Nabeul, Beja, and Tozeur. These systems will be designed to operate autonomously and generate 1 megawatt of electricity.
“This will help cover 80 to 100 percent of the electricity needs of these educational institutions,” he said, adding that these PV systems will begin operation by the end of February of next year.
The successful implementation of the TEEP program is anticipated to result in yearly CO2 emissions reductions of 35,000 tonnes and energy savings of 15,000 tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE). Baccari additionally stated that the primary objective of this initiative is to furnish 119 institutions of higher education across the nation with photovoltaic (PV) systems, each with a capacity of 4 MWp.
The solicitation for bids for this TND 12 million-estimated undertaking has already commenced.Additionally, approximately forty facilities in sixteen ministries, including the Ministries of Defense, Health, and others, will receive PV panels during this initial phase. The total capacity of these panels will be 20 MWp, and their installation will cost an investment of 60 million TND.
For a total investment of 15 million TND, the ANME intends to outfit one hundred additional public institutions across multiple governorates with PV systems that have a combined capacity of 5 MWp during the second phase.
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