by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 25, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Power and Water Outages During Heatwave Drive Public Frustration Summary: In recent weeks, Tunisia’s electricity crisis intensified as prolonged power outages during an extreme heatwave fueled widespread public frustration, triggering protests and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 18, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Approves World Bank Loan to Modernize Electricity Grid Summary: On 14 July 2026, Tunisia’s Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) approved two draft laws ratifying World Bank guarantee agreements signed on 3 November 2025 to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 27, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Hitachi Secures $873 Million ELMED Converter Construction Contract Summary: On 24 June 2026, the Italian national electrical grid operator Terna and Tunisian electricity and gas company STEG awarded Hitachi Energy a contract worth around $873 million to build...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 29, 2026 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Solar Energy Investment Plans Prompt Dismissal of Energy Minister Summary: On 28 April 2026, President Kais Saied dismissed Energy and Industry Minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub in a brief presidency statement offering no explanation for the decision. Housing...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 31, 2026 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Norway’s Scatec Secures Solar Power Agreement for Tataouine Plant Summary: On 23 January 2026, Scatec ASA secured a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with Tunisia’s state utility STEG for a 120 MW solar power plant in Tataouine, awarded through a government...
