How many wind farms are there in Tunisia?

Wind power projects currently operating in Tunisia consist of three utility-scale wind farms producing a total capacity of 244 MW of electricity ( STEG, 2020 ). The wind farms have been installed in the north of the country as indicated in Table 4.

What is wind energy in Tunisia?

Wind energy forms an important component of the Tunisian renewable energy program and targets ( Ministère de l’Energie, des Mines et des Energies Renouvelables de Tunisie, 2020 ). (1) Large-scale projects, subject to concession (tender process): covering projects over 10 MW for solar and over 30 MW for wind, awarded via competitive concessions,

Can offshore wind power be used in Tunisia?

Offshore wind power has the potential to play a key role in achieving the future renewable energy targets due to the country favorable geographic location and coastline. However, there are currently no offshore wind farm projects nor experiences in Tunisia.

Does wind energy affect the Tunisian electricity mix?

Wind energy in the Tunisian electricity mix and the environmental aspects of wind farms were also investigated. Brand and Missaoui (2014) evaluated five power mix scenarios and concluded that best-ranking electricity mix scenario consist of 15% wind, 15% solar and 70% natural gas-generated electricity.

Is there a wind resource in the Gulf of Tunis?

Modeling and investigation of the wind resource in the Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia. In: International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 59 ( 2016), pp. 1639 - 1652, 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.076 Launches first 10 MW wind turbine in history - Energy News. Institute of energy of South East Europe

Why is Tunisia a key driver for wind energy deployment?

The strategic location of the Tunisia can be considered a key driver for the wind energy deployment in the country. Tunisia has a coastline of 1148 kilometers (713 mi) long with 16 ports from the north to the south ( Anon, 2018b ).