- Amea Power has signed the concession agreement and power purchase agreement for a 100MWp solar photovoltaic plant.
- The plant will be located in Kairouan, Tunisia.
Amea Power and the Tunisian government have signed a concession agreement to deploy a 100MWp solar power facility in Kairouan. The project is also covered by a power purchase agreement (PPA).
In a statement by Hussain Al Nowais, President of Amea Power, “this is a great step for Tunisia and Amea Power. As part of the government’s Vision 2030 for new energies, Tunisia aims to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to 30% by 2030, corresponding to an additional installed capacity of about 4GW.”
The proposed solar photovoltaic power plant in Kairouan will have an expected annual output of 223,171MWh. The IPP estimates that its clean energy plant will allow Tunisia to avoid 113,525 metric tons of CO2 emissions every year. The electricity produced will be sold to the Société tunisienne d’électricité et du gaz (STEG).
Amea Power was awarded the concession under an international bidding program launched by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in 2018. IPP responded to the tender in a consortium with Chinese company Xinjiang New Energy. The two partners plan to start work in late 2022.