July 16 (Renewables Now) - The government of Tunisia last week opened a call for projects under the third round of its authorisation scheme for renewables, seeking to award 70 MW of solar power capacity.

Interested parties can apply by November 26, 2019, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies announced on Thursday.

The scope of the tender includes the development"...

(TAP) – The electric power demand hit the record of 4250 MW on Tuesday at 01.41 p.m., against 4025 MW during the same period last year, said Director of Customer Relations at the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) Mounir Ghabri to TAP.

This is due to an over-use of air conditioners following the heat wave that Tunisia has been living through for some time. During the current month of July, temperatures exceeded seasonal norms in"...

Tunisia signed on Tuesday a new agreement with the Italian oil and gas company Eni to renew the contract for the transfer of Algerian gas to Italy through the Tunisian gas pipeline.

The agreement was inked between Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, and Slim Feriani, Tunisian industry minister, in the presence of Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed.

According to the agreement,"...

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced the companies have signed an Integrated Offshore Drilling Services contract for six high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) exploration wells on two jack-up rigs in the Arabian Gulf. Through Halliburton Project Management, the Company will provide and manage drilling, fluids, wireline and perforating, well testing, coring, cementing, coiled tubing, and all offshore logistical services. Additionally, Halliburton will provide the offshore rigs and supply vessels"...

TAP)- 'There were so far no shale gas extraction tests in Tunisia, ' former minister of energy, mines and renewable energies Khaled Kaddour Thursday told TAP.

This is a complex operation that involves extensive studies on the country's gas potential and the environmental impact of such an undertaking, he said on the sidelines of the 15th Annual Conference"...

TAP)- 'The digital revolution in energy or the digitisation of the energy transition is the best approach to meet the challenge of a secure and continuous supply at the least possible cost,' said former minister in chage of coordination and economic affairs Nidhal Ouerfelli.

Such a revolution will foster universal access to energy and ecological rationale, notably"...

TAP)-The first supply of electricity from the gas turbine took place on Thursday, with the launch of the first unit of Borj El Amri power plant, with a capacity of 312 megawatts (MW), which provides no less than 11% of the national electricity production.

Work on the first gas turbine and the remaining components of the first phase of this energy project have taken 11 months to complete since their launch in November 2018.

The"...