Lowest bids reach USD 0.044/kWh in 70-MW Tunisian solar tender

Source: Total Quadran

Bids in a tender for 70 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Tunisia have reached as low as TND 0.1253922 (USD 0.0442/EUR 0.0393) per kWh, the government said on Wednesday.

According to an update by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines, 16 projects were selected in two categories. Six of the selected proposals are for projects with individual capacities of 10 MW, while 10 projects are winners in the bidding window for small-scale installations of up to 1 MW each.

Prices in the tender ranged between TND 0.1253922/kWh, which was quoted for a 10-MW solar park in Medenine governorate, and TND 0.213500/kWh. The highest bid was placed for a project in Sfax governorate. Details on the selected proposals in the larger category are available in the following table.

Developer	Location	Quoted tariff per kWh (TND)
Hatem Mabrouk/Bot Energy	Medenine	0.129600
Akuo Energy/HBG Holding/Nour Energy	Gabes	0.12800
ECODELTA	Medenine	0.1253922
Quadran Intl	Kasserine	0.1287117
Mazarine Energy Tunisia	Kasserine	0.1299736
TUNIR/Erebus Investment/Shanghai Electric	Gabes	0.1255750

Selected parties will be awarded long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with state-owned utility Societe Tunisienne de l’electricite et du gaz (STEG).

The tender was initiated in July 2019 as part of Tunisia’s efforts to meet its goal of adding 1 GW of renewables in 2017-2020 and 1.25 GW in 2021-2030.

(TND 1.0 = USD 0.352/EUR 0.314)

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