Tunisia cuts customs duties on solar panels to 10%
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Webdo
Tunisia's 2027 finance bill, presented on Monday 9 November by head of government Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri before Parliament, cuts customs duties on solar panels to 10% and exempts electricity storage batteries from customs duties, VAT and the professional tax on imports. These measures, set out in articles 49 to 51, remain subject to the text's final vote.
Tunisia's 2027 finance bill plans to cut customs duties applied to imports of solar panels to 10%, head of government Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri announced on Monday 9 November before the Assembly of People's Representatives and the National Council of Regions and Districts, according to Tunisian media Webdo. The measure appears in article 50 of the text and remains subject to its final adoption.
Article 49 plans to exempt electricity storage batteries on import from customs duties, VAT and the professional tax assigned to the Fund for the Development of Competitiveness in Industry, Services and Handicrafts, after a technical opinion from the services of the Ministry of Industry. Article 51 extends the interventions of the Energy Transition Fund to operations to upgrade companies environmentally, in particular reducing the carbon footprint, improving energy efficiency and compliance with environmental standards.
On the ground, three solar projects totalling 200 MW entered operation in the first half of 2026, Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri said. Other photovoltaic plants are scheduled in Sidi Bouzid, Gafsa and Gabès, under concessions representing nearly 600 MW.
These tax measures complete a 2027 budget already marked by a 48.2% rise in energy credits, as Tunisia aims for 16% renewable electricity in its mix next year.
