“Chams Enfidha” first solar energy station in Tunisia inaugurated

The first solar energy station in Tunisia “Chams Enfidha” with a capacity of 1 megawatt and located in the delegation of Enfidha, (governorate of Sousse) was inaugurated Tuesday. It is one of the sixteen projects which recently obtained preliminary agreements for the production of electricity from renewable energies (RE). Minister of Energy, Mines and Energy Transition, Mongi Marzouk, said these projects will contribute to lowering electricity production from conventional energy currently estimated at 97%, given that the national strategy is based on the diversification of energy production sources, the full…

UN Security Council adopts resolution to halt all conflicts amid virus

File photo of the U.N. Security Council (REUTERS)

Global cease-fire to be valid for 90 days to strengthen fight against COVID-19 The UN Security Council, on Wednesday, adopted a resolution on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic drafted by Tunisia and France and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations. “This adoption follows a long process of negotiations spanning more than four months since it was submitted in its Tunisian version to members of the Security Council in March 2020,” the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement. The resolution calls “upon all parties…