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' ' Table of Contents ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 MACROECONOMIC & GLOBAL ENERGY CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Macroeconomic context ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Global Energy market ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2 POWER OVERVIEW IN TUNISIA .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Legislative and regulatory framework .......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Electricity key stakeholders ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Power Market Structure ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Power Demand ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Power Supply .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.6 Grid & Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.7 Electricity prices .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3 RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY .......................................................................................................................... 16 3.1 Current Situation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Renewables ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.2 Energy Efficiency .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.2 Potential .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.1 Energy Efficiency .............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.2 Renewable ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3 Framework for RE & EE development ......................................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.1 Strategy, Targets and Key Issues. .............................................................................................................................................. 24 3.3.2 Legislative and regulatory framework ................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.3 Feed in Tariff ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Focus on IPP ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3.4 Future Projects Development .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 3.4.1 Renewables Projects ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Focus on the future interconnection cable Tunisia - Italy by TERNA ........................................................................................... 3.4.2 Energy Efficiency Projects ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 4 SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ..................................................................................................................................... 33 4.1 Social ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 4.2 Environment ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 ANNEX 1 - TOTAL FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN TUNISIA – SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................ ANNEX 2 - ENERGY PRODUCTION AND IMPORT IN TUNISIA - SYSTEM OVERVIEW ............................................................................ Abbreviations ANME Agence Nationale pour la Maîtrise de l’Energie (National Agency for Energy Conservation) CCGT Combined Cycle Gas Turbine CSP Concentrated Solar Power DSO Distributor System Operator EE Energy Efficiency EIB European Investment Bank EPC Engineering Procurement Construction