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Mongi Marzouk fights back at private renewable energy enterprise

To both protect the national power board STEG and assert his own position, the minister of energy wants to scupper the previous government's move to open Tunisia's electricity market to private solar power and wind farm developers. [...]

Published on 19.05.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Elyes Fakhfakh
Ennahda
Khaled Kaddour
Mohammed Ammar
Mongi Marzouk
Poulina Group Holding
SFBT
STEG
UGTT
Youssef Chahed

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Renewable energies newbie Nova Green Volt off to a flying start

Just months after opening its doors, the new renewable energies arm of Poulina Group Holding already has 18 orders to its name. Its first goal is to secure a power supply for the group's other subsidiaries before expanding on the domestic and international markets.

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2022

Tunisia
Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Minister of Industry and Energy Neila Gonji is increasing her goals for solar and wind power, with plans to build an additional 1500MW of capacity. She has pitched the project to the Saudi Fund for Development.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 21.02.2022

Tunisia
Hichem Anan overhauls STEG management in anticipation of Sofiane Ben Tounes appointment

With Sofiane Ben Tounes seemingly set to become the new energy minister, STEG's managing director Hichem Anan has reshuffled his top team to ensure tighter control over future public contracts.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.02.2021

Tunisia
STEG's vast smart meter project could trip

The €120m smart grid pilot project launched on 3 December for the national power board STEG failed to interest sector giants SAP and Capgemini. Siemens will still be bidding against prominent names such as Moncef Sellami and Nasr Ali Chakroun.

Free access Energy, Business 16.12.2020

Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk under pressure to cut transmission costs of electricity from renewables

The energy minister has been wrangling with his opposite numbers at industry and investments over transmission levies on energy generated by private sector solar and wind power plants.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 09.06.2020

Tunisian Minister of Energy Mongi Marzouk.

Tunisia
STEG proceeds with Skhira power station project despite its financial difficulties

Plans to build a gas-fired power station in Skhira are speeding up with tender calls due to be issued shortly for the contracts to build power lines to link it to the national grid.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 03.06.2020

Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk wants to scupper CPG's PPP desalination project in Gabès

The energy and mines minister, who is against public-private partnerships, wants to cancel plans to build the plant which is supposed to supply water to the phosphate processing complex in Gabès. He risks incurring the wrath of the international financial institutions, however.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2020

Tunisia
Ennahda and UGTT battle it out for control of Radès Port and unionist cash

The transport minister Anouar Maârouf's attempt to appoint Ennahda members to the heads of the three main state-run port companies has enraged the UGTT, already troubled by the Islamist party's unionist ambitions.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 07.05.2020

View of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Rades in Tunis.

Inner circles | Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Following his appointment in February, Minister of Energy Mongi Marzouk is building around himself a highly political support team to ensure he has maximum control of the energy sector, particularly key national electricity provider STEG

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2020

Mongi Marzouk was appointed Minister of Energy in February.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chinese photovoltaic firms on the attack

Chinese groups, which have access to state financing and low-cost technology, could emerge as the winners of last May's call for firms looking to be pre-selected for the construction of eight photovoltaic power plants, together able to produce up to [.

Subscribers only Business 13.09.2018

Spotlight | Tunisia
Former ministers switch to the private sector

Switching to the private sector is fast becoming the favourite sport of former Tunisian government ministers. Two heavyweights in the former Habib Essid government, which gave way in August to that of Youssef Chahed, have just gone over to the [.

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Tunisia Hichem Anan overhauls STEG management in anticipation of Sofiane Ben Tounes appointment

Tunisia STEG's vast smart meter project could trip

Tunisia Mongi Marzouk under pressure to cut transmission costs of electricity from renewables

Tunisia STEG proceeds with Skhira power station project despite its financial difficulties

Tunisia Mongi Marzouk wants to scupper CPG's PPP desalination project in Gabès

Tunisia Ennahda and UGTT battle it out for control of Radès Port and unionist cash

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk fights back at private renewable energy enterprise

Tunisia
Renewable energies newbie Nova Green Volt off to a flying start

Tunisia
Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Tunisia
Hichem Anan overhauls STEG management in anticipation of Sofiane Ben Tounes appointment

Tunisia
STEG's vast smart meter project could trip

Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk under pressure to cut transmission costs of electricity from renewables

Tunisia
STEG proceeds with Skhira power station project despite its financial difficulties

Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk wants to scupper CPG's PPP desalination project in Gabès

Tunisia
Ennahda and UGTT battle it out for control of Radès Port and unionist cash

Inner circles | Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chinese photovoltaic firms on the attack

Spotlight | Tunisia
Former ministers switch to the private sector