Tunisia, UK sign MoU on renewable energy

• Tunisia and the UK have signed a MoU on British technical and financial help for Tunisia’s renewable energy growth.
• The MoU was signed in Tunis, Tunisia’s capital.
• The United Kingdom now wants to be the largest foreign investor in Tunisia’s energy sector.

Tunisia and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on British technical and financial help for Tunisia’s renewable energy growth, according to the Tunisian news agency.

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Tunisia has established a programme aimed at producing up to 35% of domestic needs from renewable energies between 2022 and 2025, according to a Tunisian minister on the sidelines of the signing event, adding that “the MoU is an opportunity to take advantage of the British expertise in this field.”

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