SMART GRID
Tendering Authority: Ministry of Communication, Technologies and Digital Economy
Activity area : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Sector(s) : PPP
Cost : 600 M€ / 1500 MDT
Gouvernorate(s) : Ariana, Béja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabès, Gafsa, Jendouba, Jendouban, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kébili, Large cities suburbs, Le Kef, Mahdia, Manouba, Médenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Scalable across Tunisi, Scalable across Tunisia, Sfax, Sidi Bouzid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan
CONTEXT
Enable Universal Service to Citizen
Create thousands jobs by enhancing Smart Grid skills and fostering a national Smart Grid business ecosystem
Reduce losses on the grid, fraud, unpaid bills and enhance energy peaks smoothing
Make Tunisia a centre of excellence in Africa and brand the country as an innovation pioneer
Enable 30% Renewable Energy goal
DETAILED CONTENT OF THE PROJECT
Approve the recommendend tender end-to-end study scenario
Launch an international tender for a study that will provide required deliverables to roll-out:
International state-of-art benchmark & Diagnosis
Roadmap & Technical solution and deployment scenarii
Business Case including business model, ROI, TCO, CAPEX, OPEX
Specifications
Roll-out the approved solution scenario
Study’s tender writing in progress
Study’s tender’s scenario approval required
Negociation with international backers to fund the study
EXPECTED IMPACTS
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT
STEG & contribution from an international backer
110$M of expected annual revenues and a payback period of 5 to 7 years