Tunisia · Monday, 9 November 2026
Urgent guarantee bill for Elmed power cable to Italy sent to parliament committee
A bill on Tunisia's state guarantee for the Elmed power cable to Italy was sent on 2 November to parliament's finance and budget committee with a request for urgent review. Tunisia's grid operator Steg and Italy's Terna awarded Hitachi Energy a 770 million euro contract for the conversion stations in June 2026, while Prysmian won the contract for the 200-kilometre undersea cable itself for 460 million euros. The project, backed by 307.6 million euros in EU grants, is due to enter service in 2028-2030 and would give Tunisia its first direct electricity link to Europe.