AMEA Power, UAE-headquartered renewable energy developer, has commissioned a 120 MWp solar plant in Tunisia’s Kairouan Governorate. The agreement is signed under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz. According to AMEA Power, the project was awarded in 2019 under Tunisia’s 500 MW solar tender programme launched with IFC. The PPA was signed in June 2021, ratified in May 2022, and construction started in May 2024. The Build-Own-Operate project involved an $86 million investment, with IFC and African Development Bank each committing up to $26 million in senior debt, including concessional funding from CTF and SEFA. AMEA Power said the plant is Tunisia’s first solar project above 100 MWp, features an integrated loop-in/loop-out substation, connects to STEG’s 225 kV network, generates about 222 GWh annually, powers 43,000 homes, and avoids roughly 117,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚ each year.