TuNur targets Tunisia’s Sahara’s solar energy potential

Tunis-based renewable energy company TuNur is developing a new solar energy project aimed at producing 4.5 GW of electricity. The electricity will be fed into the European grid via three undersea cables linking Tunisia to Italy, France and Malta. It could supply two million European homes. Until recently, renewable energy projects were an expensive investment decision. They were often subsidized by the governments of industrialized countries, which thus displayed their ecological credibility. Today, clean energy power generation is becoming a strategic asset for everyone, including developing countries. The global industry…