Tozeur Solar PV Plant is a 10MW solar PV power project. It is located in Tozeur, Tunisia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2019.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 10 10 Active Tozeur, Tunisia Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz

Description

The project is developed and owned by Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz.

Tozeur Solar PV Plant is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 20 hectares.

The project generates 16.9GWh electricity thereby offsetting 17,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $17.9m.

Development Status

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The project got commissioned in June 2019.

Contractors Involved

algoWatt was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 31,000 modules at the site.

About Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz

Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz (STEG), is a non-administrative Tunisian public company that produces liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity. It also transports and distributes electricity and natural gas. It generates electricity from various sources including steam, gas, cycles combined, central diesel, hydraulic, and wind sources. The company transmits electricity through a network of substations and HV lines; and distributes it through medium and low voltage lines. The company also carries out the development and land distribution of natural gas. STEG serves various customers such as domestic, industrial, agricultural and administrative customers. STEG is headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia.

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