- The solar PV plant has an installed capacity of 10 MW.
- The plant will supply just more than 20GWh of power per year to the national grid.
Multi-national energy company Eni announced the beginning of energy production at the southern Tunisian solar plant with the successful commission of a 10MW solar PV plant which was connected to the national grid of Tunisia.
The solar PV plant has an installed capacity of 10 MW. It will supply just more than 20GWh of power per year to the national grid. This will ensure savings of around 211,000 tons of CO2 equivalent over its lifetime. The electricity produced will be supplied to STEG (Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz) through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.
The plant was built by Société Énergie Renouvelables Eni Etap (SEREE). This is a joint venture between Eni and ETAP (Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières) operating in the production of power from renewable energy sources.
In Tunisia, Eni also operates the ADAM photovoltaic field. That plant has a peak capacity of 5MW. It supplies electricity to the adjacent ADAM field in the Governorate of Tataouine. This allows for gas savings and emissions reductions of over 6,500 tons of CO2 equivalent per year. The plant is a hybrid generation system.