Tunisia Embarks on a Comprehensive Energy Transition Strategy
As expected and in light of the significant energy challenges facing our country, the relevant authorities have implemented a strategy aimed at rationalizing the enormous energy expenses generated through the massive use of photovoltaics and other new and renewable energies.
As the saying goes, "charity begins at home." The National Agency for Energy Management (ANME) has launched a process to optimize the use of resources in public institutions, replacing 10,000 outdated air conditioning units with Class 1 units in 80 state institutions.
This action aims to improve user comfort, but it also reduces CO2 emissions by 6,000 tonnes per year, transforming administrative buildings, often energy-intensive, into models of active sobriety and cost savings.
Furthermore, with 631 investment projects recorded, the transition is no longer a mere dream, but a tangible and quantifiable reality, resulting in 60 gigawatt-hours of savings per year. The goal remains to reduce global consumption by nearly 30%.
This four-year plan, benefiting from a budget of approximately 200 million dinars, was illustrated last month by the implementation by Tunis-Afrique Presse (TAP) of a 40 kWc power plant covering 70% of its electricity needs, resulting in a 70% reduction.
It is worth noting that Tunisia must accelerate the transition of its public sector to achieve the expected goal, namely a 30% reduction in energy consumption over four years in 400 establishments, increasing the share of renewable energies to 35% by 2030.
It is essential to move to higher levels to replace old equipment with solutions that can alleviate the burden of public subsidies allocated to the energy sector, knowing that the completion of the program should save thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
In short, the energy transition in Tunisia is crucial for the country to reduce an energy deficit that has heavily weighed on the public budget over the past few years.
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