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Tunisia launches two new tenders
deploying 1 GW of PV capacity
TUNISIA THE Tunisian government is launching two to Tunisia’s state-owned grid operator, Société
new tenders to build eight new solar plants with Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG),
capacities of 100 MW, according to the Ministry under long-term power purchase agreements
of Energy, Mines, and Renewable Energies. (PPAs).
Developers have to go through four different Through the second tender the government
rounds for their proposals to be accepted. The aims to facilitate the construction of two 100-
deadline for the first round is set for 15 June, MW solar plants in Gabes and Sidi Bouzid gov-
2023, the second and third are set for March and ernorates. Developers have until 18 May, 2023 to
November 2024 respectively, whereas the fourth submit their proposals.
round is set for an unspecified date in September
2025.
Selected projects are likely to sell electricity
Solarise Africa secures $3mn to
expand Kenya operations
KENYA SOLARISE Africa, a provider of renewable Investment Officer at EDFI MC, in a statement.
energy solutions active in several countries “We expect this investment to bridge the fund-
across the continent, has received $3mn from ing needs until the company closes its upcoming
EU-funded impact investment facility EDFI equity round.”
ElectriFI to grow its asset portfolio in Kenya. The $3mn from EDFI ElectriFI comes in
EDFI ElectriFI, established by the 15 Euro- addition to $33.4mn from the Energy Inclusion
pean Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), Facility (EIF), Oikicredit and the AfricaGo-
focuses on early-stage private companies and Green Fund (AGGF).
projects providing new/improved electricity Jan-Albert Valk, co-founder and CEO of
connections, as well as on generation capacity Solarise Africa, noted this was the third invest-
from sustainable energy sources in emerging ment by EDFI ElectriFi in the company, which
markets. also operates in South Africa, Uganda and
“As an existing shareholder holding shares Rwanda.
under the Series A and the Series B rounds, “With the funds, we can further expand our
EDFI ElectriFI is proud to reinforce its part- team [in Kenya] and hope to make solar energy
nership with Solarise Africa and to support the a reality for more businesses and to help drive
service platform to grow its assets portfolio in renewable energy adoption on the continent,” he
Kenya,” said Geraldine Crosset, ElectriFI Senior said.
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