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The Junior Chamber International (JCI) of Jedaida organized an innovative edition of “The Academy of Officers of Zone A” on February 11 and 12, 2023 in Hammamet, Tunisia.

This edition was organized to allow members of local offices to acquire a multitude of skills to become exemplary young active citizens, to create an impact on local communities and to prepare these young people for new responsibilities by giving them the means and assets of leadership.

TuNur was a proud sponsor of the event and is committed to supporting young and ambitious entrepreneurs, and to encourage the next generation to find innovative solutions and businesses solutions to combat climate change at a local community and global level.

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TuNur is proud to become a member of MESIA, the only non-for-profit solar association bringing together the entire solar sector across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

MESIA aims to promote solar growth and opportunities in the entire region and collaborate as marketing and content partner with their local, regional and international members and partners. The members portfolio of MESIA is very solid by having members from the entire solar value chain.

TuNur is looking forward to working with the MESIA team and its fellow members to promote further deployment of renewable energy across the region.

https://www.mesia.com/

TuNur is pleased to join the Tunisian Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“TJCCI”). The TJCCI was created on the 4^th of December 2014 to strengthen economic relations between Japan and Tunisia and to enhance the promotion of private sector activities between Tunisia and Japan.

TuNur looks forward to working closely with the Chamber and its partners to promote cooperation and investment between Japan and Tunisia, specifically in the field of renewable energies.

https://www.tunur.tn/

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On June 7, 2022, Mrs. Rachida Guermazi, the Head of Finance, Mr. Mohamed Halila, the Head of Generation and Mr. Zeid Barhoumi, the Head of T&D of TuNur helda site visit to Gabes to meet with representatives of the local authorities, especially as the construction phase of the project is approaching.

During this meeting, the parties discussed the mutual efforts made by TuNur and the representatives of the local authorities and the willingness to make the Taqet Gabes 10 MW solar project a success.

Local authorities’ representatives ensured to provide the necessary support for the realization of the project. TuNur Team confirmed the commitment of the company to invest in Gabès region and to support the socio-economic progress.

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a global leader in manufacturing stationary fuel cell energy platforms for decarbonizing power and producing hydrogen to enable a world empowered by clean energy– today announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding with TuNur Ltd., an independent renewable energy and green hydrogen developer focused on delivering low-carbon electricity and hydrogen to North Africa and Europe.

Tunisia is the central point in the Mediterranean and offers huge potential for green electricity, hydrogen and ammonia for its own domestic needs and for export between Africa and Europe. The country’s very high solar resource enables reliable, low-cost solar production, and the presence of a pipeline that extends from Tunisia to Italy is ideal for leveraging FuelCell Energy’s electrolysis platform to generate hydrogen and transport it into Europe.

”Achieving the ambitious goals of the North African and European clean energy ecosystem hinges on innovative developers like TuNur who are building green energy and hydrogen production solutions,” said Jason Few, President and CEO of FuelCell Energy. “Working together with TuNur, we are eager to help support the energy transition while advancing regional climate goals using our differentiated electrolysis platform to produce low-to-zero-carbon hydrogen. Our solutions will further North Africa and the EU’s goal toward greater energy independence and security.”

“Tunisia has important targets for renewable energy and is perfectly positioned to be a key energy hub in the Mediterranean region by utilizing renewable energy to supply its own energy needs and in parallel for exportation to Europe, creating a new sustainable export industry,” said Daniel Rich, CEO of TuNur. “We look forward to working with FuelCell Energy to integrate their low-to-zero-carbon and hydrogen production technology into projects to provide low-cost, clean energy to consumers in Europe and North Africa.”

About FuelCell Energy- FuelCell Energy is a global leader in sustainable clean energy technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety and global urbanization. As a leading global manufacturer of proprietary fuel cell technology platforms, FuelCell Energy is uniquely positioned to serve customers worldwide with sustainable products and solutions for businesses, utilities, governments and municipalities. Our solutions are designed to enable a world empowered by clean energy, enhancing the quality of life for people around the globe. We target large-scale power users with our megawatt-class installations globally, and currently offer sub-megawatt solutions for smaller power consumers in Europe. To provide a frame of reference, one megawatt is adequate to continually power approximately 1,000 average sized U.S. homes. We develop turn-key distributed power generation solutions and operate and provide comprehensive service for the life of the power plant. Our fuel cell solution is a clean, efficient alternative to traditional combustion-based power generation, and is complementary to an energy mix consisting of intermittent sources of energy, such as solar and wind turbines. Our customer base includes utility companies, municipalities, universities, hospitals, government entities/military bases and a variety of industrial and commercial enterprises. Our leading geographic markets are currently the United States and South Korea, and we are pursuing opportunities in other countries around the world. FuelCell Energy, based in Connecticut, was founded in 1969. https://www.fuelcellenergy.com/

About TuNur- TuNur Ltd is a renewable energy and green hydrogen developer based in Tunisia and focused on the Mediterranean region with a target installed capacity of 7GW by 2030. TuNur integrates sustainability into the core of its activities and is committed to ensuring projects are fully inclusive by  having a positive and long-lasting impact on local communities as well as contributing to the global fight on climate change through the provision of green electricity, hydrogen, and its derivatives. https://www.tunur.tn/

As part of its activities to develop electricity production projects from renewable energies in Tunisia, TuNur will utilize the excellent experience and know-how of the OTC in relation to topographical and related works throughout the development and implementation of its projects.

OTC is a Tunisian public entity at the service of the State or third parties for more than a century and which carries out works relating to geodetic and levelling networks, registration land and cadastre.

Office de la Topographie et du Cadastre – The Office of Topography and Cadastre is a Tunisian public entity with its origins dating back to 1886. The OTC carries out works relating to the geodetic and levelling networks constituting the basis and reference of all development projects as a public service mission on behalf of the State as well as works of a commercial nature for the account of third parties or the State including the execution and control of the technical work of registration of landed property and the cadastre, in application of the legislation in force; special topographical works; aerial photography; and the establishment of large-scale topographic plans, among others. https://www.otc.nat.tn/

TuNur Ltd – TuNur Ltd is an independent renewable energy, transmission and green hydrogen development platform, at the epicentre of Europe and Africa. TuNur has an ambitious multi-GW portfolio of solar PV, solar CSP, transmission and green hydrogen projects under development. https://www.tunur.tn/

On March 17, 2022, the First Delegate in charge of leading the Governorate of Gabès, Mr. Saber El Benbli, received Mrs. Rachida Guermazi, the Head of Finance and Mr. Mohamed Halila, the Head of Generation of TuNur.

During this meeting, the parties discussed the efforts made by TuNur to survey the completion of the project to produce electricity from solar energy, which will be concentrated in the El-Mdou area of the Southern Gabès delegation.

It is expected that the completion of this project, which will have a production capacity of 10 MW, by the end of this year, and its exploitation will start at the end of 2023.

The outcome of the meeting was positive. The First Delegate ensured to provide the necessary support for the implementation and the realization of the project. TuNur Team confirmed the commitment of the company to invest in Gabès region and to support the socio-economic progress.

The 10-year network development plan (TYNDP) published by ENTSO-E publishes presents how to develop the EU power grid in the next 10 to 20 years.

The TuNur Italy Transmission line has been shortlisted in the TYNDP 2022 under project Number 283.

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As part of the consultation with local stakeholders in Gabès on the environmental and social impact study of TuNur’s “Taqet Gabès 10 MW” project, our company had the opportunity to meet, on January 19, 2022, with the stakeholders of the Governorate of Gabès and the team of the Tunisian company “Environmental Assessment and Management- EAM” to further discuss the environmental and social impact study of the 10MW solar project of TuNur based in Gabès Sud during the meeting of the Regional Committee of investment organized by the Governorate of Gabès.

The meeting took place within the Governorate under the supervision of the first delegate in charge of leading the Governorate of Gabès, Mr. Kaddour Brahmi, and in the presence of the delegate of Gabès Sud, Mr. Sadok Saddam, and the mayor of Tebelbou, Mr. Nouman El Jmal. Other stakeholders were present such as the district chiefs of STEG, SONEDE and La Garde Nationale. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture (CRDA), the Ministry of Tourism (ONTT) and APIA…

During this meeting, the committee examined the environmental and social impacts study of the project for the production of electricity from solar energy, which will be concentrated in the area of ​​El Mdou by the company TuNur. This study was prepared and presented by EAM which is an experienced Tunisian company in safety and environment consulting. EAM has obtained ISO-9001, version 2000 certification.

The outcome of the meeting was encouraging and favourable for all parties. The impact study of the “Taqet Gabès 10 MW” project has proven to be very advantageous for the Gabès region on the socio-economic level and without any major impact on the environment and the living conditions of the inhabitants of the region.

The authorities of Gabès have shown themselves ready to facilitate all the procedures relating to the projects.

The TuNur team also highlighted TuNur’s interest in participating in the promotion of investment in the Gabès region and in Tunisia in general and its commitment to the sustainable socio-economic development of Gabès.