Tunisia - Rural Electrification Project (Electricity VI)

The rural electrification project (Electricity VI) is part of the priority measures undertaken by the Tunisian Government in the framework of the country’s 9th economic and social development Plan (1997-2001). The project was initiated by Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) and is fully in keeping with previous rural electrification projects. It aims to : (i) install 2 800 km of 30 kV three-phase overhead and 17.5 kV single phase lines; (ii) construct 2,820 MV/LV distribution substations; (iii) install 4,800 km of LV lines; (iv) connect 45 000 domestic subscribers and 320 LV motor pumps; and (v) improve the operation of MV and LV networks as well as increase the consumption of LV subscribers in the rural areas. The project will be implemented over a period of six (6) years from June 1999 to end of June 2005.