Tunisia energy storage power supply customization

We found that Tunisia can cost-effectively build a reliable electricity supply based on local power generation, with high proportions of solar and wind power. With an onshore wind potential greater than 30 times the projected 2050 demand and a solar potential greater than 100 times that demand, Tunisia has exceptional renewable energy potential.

Tunisia must build up and expand its power generation system to increase the energy access rate to 100%. Building new power plants – no matter the technology – will require new infrastructure (including power grids), spatial planning, a stable policy framework, and access to finance.

In terms of Tunisia's renewable electricity potential, the vast majority of future generation will be solar PV and onshore wind.

Scenario 2: See 1, with the additional restriction that excludes areas ≤ 10 km from existing transmission lines (PT10). Tunisia is blessed with huge solar and wind energy resources. Scenario 1 provides 139,748 km2 of areas with solar potential and a total potential for utility-scale solar PV capacity of 3,494 GW.

Because renewable synthetic fuels require a (gas) pipeline infrastructure, this technology is not widely used in Tunisia's energy plan because the costs in the early development stages are relatively high. It is assumed that synthetic fuels and hydrogen will not enter Tunisia's energy system before 2040.

The T-1.5oC scenario requires an investment of 110 billion Tunisian dinar (trillion TND US$36 billion) in power generation and 129 billion TND (US$42 billion) in heat generation. The total investment in power and heat generation capacities therefore adds up to 239 billion trillion TND (US$78 billion).