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Power plants in Tunisia

A directory of 30 power plants in Tunisia with a combined installed capacity of 6,556 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

30power plants
6,556MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Tunisia)

Gas: 22 plants22GasHydro: 6 plants6HydroWind: 2 plants2Wind

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Tunisia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

560gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
4.0%low-carbon electricity
4.0%renewables
96.0%fossil fuels
Gas: 95 % of electricity95GasSolar: 2 % of electricity2SolarWind: 2 % of electricity2WindOil: 1 % of electricity1Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Tunisia

#PlantFuelMW
1Rades A1Gas700
2Mornaguia power stationGas624
3Bir Mcherga 1Gas496
4IPP Rades 2Gas470
5Skhira 1 power stationGas450
6Skhira 2 power stationGas450
7Sousse CGas424
8Sousse DGas424
9GhannouchGas400
10Thyna 1Gas366
11Sousse BGas357
12Sousse AGas320
13Feriana 1Gas240
14Bouchemma 1Gas185
15GouletteGas120
16MetlineWind72
17Sidi DaouedWind70
18KasserineGas68
19Tunis - Sud 1Gas66
20Korba 1Gas56

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Tunisia?

There are 30 power plants in Tunisia in this open dataset, with about 6,556 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Tunisia?

Rades A1 is the largest at about 700 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Tunisia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (22 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Tunisia's electricity grid?

Tunisia's grid carbon intensity is about 560 gCO₂/kWh, with 4.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).