Tunisia-Italy Electricity Integration and Renewable Energy Ecosystem

The development objective of the Tunisia-Italy Electricity Integration and Renewable Energy (RE) Ecosystem Project for Tunisia is to increase Tunisia’s resilient transmission capacity for the trade of electricity with Europe for the benefit of Tunisian households and businesses. The project comprises of three components. The first component, converter station on Tunisian side will have a rated power of 600 MW in monopolar configuration and will switch the direct current (DC) at the voltage of ±500 kV to the 50 Hz alternating current (AC) at the voltage of 400kV. The second component, Tunisia grid reinforcement will finance domestic grid reinforcements in Tunisia necessary to connect the high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector to the Tunisian grid. The third component, project preparation and implementation support and technical assistance (TA) for Variable RE (VRE) deployment consists of following three sub-components: (i) project preparation and implementation support; (ii) preparatory and feasibility studies for RE projects and capacity building for RE development; and (iii) supporting the establishment of an RE center of excellence to maximize socioeconomic benefits, with a focus on gender inclusion.