Tunisia - Review of development plan 1965-1968 (Vol. 5 of 7) : Power

RESTRICTED FilE COPY Report No. AF-39a This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated organizations. They do not accept responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The report may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION REVIEW OF 1965 - 1968 DEVELOPMENT PLAN TUNISIA VOLUME V Power November 22, 1965 Africa Department  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Prior to September 1964 U. S. $ u .420 Dinars Since September 1965 U.S. $ X . 525 Dinars  POI,JER Table of Contents Page No. General 1 The Four-Year Plan 3 Annexes I. Total Electricity Production, 1950-1964 II. STEG's Three-Year Plan, 1062-1964 - Program and Performance III. Past Growth of Maximum Demand and Forecast to 1971 IV. List of New Industrial Loads to be Connected During The Four-Year Plan, 1965-1968 V. Four-Year Plan Expenditure and Sources of Funds VI. Operating Revenue and Expenditure Account for Year Ending December 31, 1964 VII. STECG Balance Sheet as at December 31, 1964 VIII. Principal Investments of STEG, 1965-1968  POWER 1. Until recently the only known natural resources of energy in Tunisia consisted of about 380 MW of hydroelectric potential and some lignite beds in the north. The lignite is of poor quality and is uneconomic as a fuel for generating electricity. Only 27 MW of hydroelectric potential has been developed so far and it is unlikely that there will be any substantial increase in future. The needs of irrigation and domestic supplies will most probably take precedence over electrical generation, which can be achieved by other means. 2. Oil has now been discovered in commercial quantities at El Borma and production is expected to be 2 million tons, or three times Tunisia's domestic requirements, in 1966. Oil and gas exploration is continuing and encouraging signs of the latter have been found at Bir Ali Ben Khalifa near Sfax. There are hopes of finding more gas by deep drilling to 5,ooo meters at the existing gas fields on Cap Bon. 3. The Three-Year Plan, 1962-64, placed the main emphasis on preparing the infrastructure for the industrialization of Tunisiats economy required by the ten-year perspective. The Societe6 Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz (STEG) was set up in 1962 as an autonomous corporation by -the Govern- ment to implement the electrical sector of the plan four months after the beginning of the plan period. In spite of the ad- ministrative difficulties inh qrent in integrating eight dif- ferent commercial companies