Spanish cooperation has provided support to the National Agency for Energy Management "ANME" for two decades through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. This cooperation has taken the form of technical assistance in the field of Energy Management and has enabled the realization of certain projects in the areas of Rational Use of Energy (RUE) and Renewable Energies (RE).

History

  • Spanish Technical Cooperation

In the field of rational energy use:

The projects undertaken in this field focus on the transportation sector and concern traffic and mobility through the updating of the master transport plan in Greater Tunis and the development of the urban transport plan for the city of Sousse.

- Updating the master transport plan in Greater Tunis

This action, with a total budget of 953 kTND (with ANME contributing 190 k€ and Spanish cooperation 763 kTND), carried out between 1999 and 2003, aimed to update the traffic plan in the city of Tunis by adapting it to its new economic and social development context while considering energy and environmental aspects.

- Urban transport plan for the city of Sousse

In 2004, the municipality of Sousse initiated a study to develop the urban transport plan for the city of Sousse, which was completed in March 2006. This study aimed to improve mobility in the city of Sousse, taking into account social, energy, and environmental constraints.

The total cost of this study was around 731 kTND.

In the field of renewable energies:

The projects carried out in this field focus on institutional strengthening in renewable energies through the development of a wind map and related activities, the supply of drinking water to the population of Ksar Ghilène, and three rural electrification projects using photovoltaic systems, totaling 6200 electrified homes.

- Development of a wind atlas

This project allowed the creation of a wind map of Tunisia, which will enable the evaluation of wind potential and effective planning of wind energy development in the country, leveraging the most favorable wind conditions areas.

The total cost of the project was 927 kEUR.

- Supply of drinking water to the population of Ksar Ghilène

The main objective of this project is to ensure a continuous supply of drinking water to the population of the village of Ksar Ghilène from desalinated brackish water from a nearby well.

A desalination plant powered by a 10 kWc solar photovoltaic system was installed in June 2006, with a daily production of 15 m³.

The total cost of the project was 264 kEUR.

A second phase of the project was suggested for a duration of two and a half years from 2006 and completed in June 2009 for technical monitoring and project maintenance.

 

- 3 rural electrification projects using photovoltaic systems, totaling 6200 electrified homes:

  • The first project focused on the acquisition and installation of 2500 photovoltaic systems:

- This action, carried out between 1995 and 2002, aimed at rural electrification using photovoltaic systems for 2500 rural households spread across 13 governorates.

- The total cost of the project was 3,853 kTND.

  • The second project focused on the acquisition and installation of 2500 photovoltaic systems:
  • This action, carried out between 1997 and 2001, aimed at rural electrification using photovoltaic systems for 2500 rural households spread across 13 governorates.
  • The total cost of the project was 4,250 kTND.

 

  • The third project focused on rural electrification using photovoltaic systems for 1200 rural households:
  • This action was carried out between 2007 and 2008.
  • The total cost of the project was 2,160 kTND.

Field of studies and planning:

The project carried out in this field aims to establish an Energy and Environment Management Information System "S.I.E.N.E."

- Energy and Environment Management Information System "S.I.E.N.E."

ANME developed during the period 2002-2003, with the collaboration of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and the Institute for Energy Diversification, an Energy and Environment Management Information System "S.I.E.N.E.". This project facilitated energy management analysis and planning activities, with a total project cost of 314 kEUR.