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Power Plants in Tunisia

Tunisia has 27 power plants on the map, adding up to about 5 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS27
TOTAL CAPACITY5 GW
MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

How Tunisia’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Gas19 · 70% · 5 GW
Hydro6 · 22% · 54 MW
Wind2 · 7% · 142 MW

Largest power plants in Tunisia

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

700 MWRades A1Gas1985
486 MWBir Mcherga 1Gas1997
470 MWIPP Rades 2Gas2002
424 MWSousse CGas2014
424 MWSousse DGas2015
415 MWGhannouchGas2011
375 MWThyna 1Gas2004
364 MWSousse BGas1995
320 MWSousse AGas1980
236 MWFeriana 1Gas2005
185 MWBouchemma 1Gas1977
123 MWGouletteGas2005

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