The Rebirth: Tunisia’s potential development pathways to 2040

The report examines Tunisia's basic infrastructure, noting successes in water and sanitation access and telecommunications penetration, while highlighting critical challenges in water scarcity, heavy energy subsidies, and a slow transition to renewable energy. It projects that Tunisia will not meet its 30% renewable electricity target by 2030, instead reaching it by 2040 unless more aggressive measures are taken.

• Tunisia has significantly improved access to water and sanitation; by 2018, only 14.2% of the population lacked safe water and 3% lacked improved sanitation. Projections suggest all Tunisians will have access to safe water by 2028.
• Water resources are under strain due to population growth and agricultural demand, with water use increasing by 12% between 2012 and 2013, leading to the first water cuts in the Greater Tunis area in the summer of 2013.
• Tunisia's energy sector is characterized by high subsidies, which rose from 3% of GDP in 2005 to 12% of GDP by 2012. The electricity grid is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, with 97% of generation coming from these sources, including natural gas imported from Algeria.
• While the government set a target of 30% renewable electricity by 2030, current projections indicate this will not be achieved until 2040. As of 2018, renewables (wind, solar, and hydroelectric) accounted for 5.7% of national energy production.

APA

Cilliers, J., & Kwasi, S. (2022). The Rebirth: Tunisia’s potential development pathways to 2040. Institute for Security Studies. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=country/tunisia&topic=10-infrastructure

Chicago

Cilliers, Jakkie, and Stellah Kwasi. The Rebirth: Tunisia’s potential development pathways to 2040. Institute for Security Studies, 2022. https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=country/tunisia&topic=10-infrastructure.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cilliers2022rebirth, author = {Cilliers, Jakkie and Kwasi, Stellah}, title = {{The Rebirth: Tunisia’s potential development pathways to 2040}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://futures.issafrica.org/special-reports/guide.pdf?report=country/tunisia&topic=10-infrastructure}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }