Local support

Develop your energy project in Tunisia

Based in Tunis, RB POWER supports investors, businesses and Tunisians living abroad with opportunity assessments, administrative procedures and coordination of local stakeholders.

Who we work with

International developers · EPC contractors · Investors · Tunisians abroad · Equipment suppliers

Services

Local support at each stage of your project

Market intelligence, tenders, land, grid connection, partners and local resources: support structured around your project and schedule.

Understand the market and prepare a bid

Identify opportunities and participation requirements.

Market assessment & applicable framework

Understand the Tunisian framework before investing: authorisation and concession schemes, self-consumption and self-generation, grid connection, documentation requirements and practical site constraints.

  • Opportunity mapping
  • Review of STEG, ANME and energy ministry requirements
  • Project and risk assessment

Tendering & prequalification

Monitoring of tender rounds and procurement opportunities, eligibility assessment, local partner identification and support with technical, administrative and financial bid preparation.

  • Eligibility and participation requirements
  • Local partners and consortium arrangements
  • Support with bid documentation and appendices

Develop the project locally

Coordinate the site, studies, grid connection and financing.

Land and site selection

Site identification and assessment: solar potential or industrial requirements, land status, access, easements and grid connection options. Identification of the checks required with specialists and relevant authorities before committing to a site.

  • Site identification and qualification
  • Land status, relevant authorities, access and grid connection
  • Checks before commitment

STEG, grid connection & public authorities

Preparation for technical discussions with STEG and the relevant authorities: site data, capacity, point of connection, power export constraints, testing and commissioning.

Environmental coordination

Identification of project environmental requirements and coordination with specialist firms for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) or procedures with Tunisia’s National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPE), as required.

Technical studies and solar project support

Energy yield, AC/DC studies, compliance, protection coordination, techno-economic and financial feasibility, and financing. Local project coordination for Tunisian and international developers, including those living abroad, from development or review of an awarded project through to commercial operations. Explore the full solar project pathway →

Banking support & project guarantees

Preparation for discussions with local banks: bid bonds, performance bonds, required documents, timing and consistency with tender requirements or the project structure.

Organise stakeholders and project follow-up

Mobilise expertise and coordinate interfaces on site.

Local subcontractors

Identification, prequalification and comparison of Tunisian contractors for civil works, mechanical installation, electrical cabling, substations, safety, logistics and O&M.

Mobilising local expertise

Identification of engineers and technicians according to assignment requirements, definition of the required skills and coordination of mobilisation with the relevant partners. Scope and responsibilities are defined in the proposal.

Legal, tax & customs coordination

Where required, RB POWER coordinates with lawyers, tax advisers, freight forwarders and local specialists to clarify the market-entry structure, equipment imports, applicable regimes and implications for the project schedule.

Local coordination within an agreed mandate

Local progress monitoring, meeting preparation and stakeholder coordination between your visits. Communications on your behalf and the limits of representation are set out in an assignment-specific mandate.

Deliverables & support

Information to plan your local operations

Understand

Assess the market

Schemes, tariffs, stakeholders, timing and practical constraints before any commitment.

Connect

Identify the right stakeholders

STEG, ANME, the energy ministry, landowners, banks and local partners.

Secure

Assess land and grid connection

Review of land status, access and grid connection conditions; identification of points to verify before commitment.

Anticipate

Prepare project guarantees

Bid bonds, performance bonds, banking documents and mobilisation schedule.

Mobilise

Find the right resources

Skilled personnel and reliable subcontractors, with a scope aligned with your requirements.

Coordinate

Engage the right specialists

Lawyers, tax advisers, environmental consultants, freight forwarders and local specialists as required.

Experience

Experience with projects and local interfaces

Founder’s track record · Tunisia

Three 10 MW solar projects

Contribution to the development of projects awarded in Rounds 1, 2 and 4 in Tunisia, as part of the founder’s professional track record.

Tunisia · EPC

EPC project management · photovoltaic power plant

The founder’s track record includes managing a 60 MWp PV EPC project in Tunisia, overseeing interfaces between engineering, construction and acceptance. RB POWER has developed solar projects from 1 to 50 MW, carried out opportunity assessments and solar pre-feasibility studies for projects from 1 to 500 MW in Tunisia and abroad, and prepared tender submission packages for solar projects from 5 to 80 MW.

Local interfaces

STEG, ANME and the energy ministry.

Experience with Tunisian schemes: authorisations, self-consumption, grid connection, documentation requirements and local coordination.

International

Experience across 16 countries

Over 25 years of experience in the energy sector through the founder’s international career: engineering, construction, commissioning and project support.

Discuss your project

Prepare your project in Tunisia

Tell us your objective, project stage and timeline. We will respond within 48 hours, in French for enquiries from Tunisia and in English for enquiries from abroad.

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