Sidi Salem is a 33 MW hydro power plant in Bajah, Tunisia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 33k homes (estimated). It ranks #24 of 30 Tunisia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 0.0% of Tunisia's electricity; the national grid averages 560 gCO₂/kWh (4.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023616.
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 33 MW, Sidi Salem is well above the median hydro plant in Tunisia (4.8 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Tunisia hydro capacity
- 60.9% of 54 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 6 dated hydro plants in Tunisia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Tunisia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 59% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 26/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest hydro power plant of 6 in Tunisia by capacity.
Tunisia has 6 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 54 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kasseb · Hydro · 1 MW · Bajah
- Aroussia · Hydro · 4.8 MW · Manouba
- Mornaguia power station · Gas · 624 MW · Manouba
- Bouherthma · Hydro · 1.2 MW · Jundubah
- Bir Mcherga 1 · Gas · 496 MW · Zaghwan
- Fernana · Hydro · 1.2 MW · Jundubah
Location
Coordinates 36.59, 9.397 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sidi Salem?
Sidi Salem is a 33 MW hydro power plant in Bajah, Tunisia, commissioned in 1983.