Tunisia's President Kais Saied

Energy investors brace for Tunisia’s full-fledged autocracy


Issue 512 - 18 Sep 2024 - By John Hamilton | 6 minute read

In the final month of the presidential election campaign, Tunisians face a scenario increasingly common across the developing world. With the right approach to decision-making progress in the electricity generating sector is possible, but presidential meddling and growing competition between deep-state interests makes life difficult for technocratic officials, foreign investors and local partners. The quandary is particularly acute in the emerging renewable energy space, writes John Hamilton.

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