COMELEC SESSION 3: OVERVIEW
COMELEC Members ALGERIA LIBYA MOROCCO MAURITANIA TUNISIA
Power Pool Overview Pool set up in 1989, under the auspices of UMA (Union du Maghreb Arabe – Arab Maghreb Union) Main objective: to study and propose solutions to power utilities companies that are members, share best practises Key activities undertaken so far: Participation into ELTAM study (interconnection Egypt-Lybia-Tunisia-Algeria-Morocco) and signing of project implementation convention between the 5 countries Creation of the Maghreb Interconnection Commission, which studies, defines management conditions and coordinates cross-border power exchanges between Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, taking into account the Maghreb-Europe interconnection via Spain Participation, in year 2000, into the MEDRING study: joint management of the interconnected power loop amongst Mediterranean countries Participation in, and distribution of, annual statistics on power activity in Maghreb Next key activities planned: Implementation of ELTAM interconnection project Development of a Maghreb Power Market Preparation for reliable synchronous management of interconnected power systems of ELTAM countries
Upcoming Key Projects in Pool Area (I) Nr. Project name Country (ies) Type(1) Est. cost ($M) Est. Readiness 1 ELTAM interconnections Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt REHAB] 250 (excluding Morocco-Algeria interconnection) Project started. Expected completion between 2010 and 2015 2 Sub-marine cable interconnection Algeria, with Spain REHAB] N/A Pre-feasibility Study 3 HVDC Sub-marine cable interconnection Libya, Tunisia and / or Morocco with Italy REHAB N/A Pre-feasibility Study 4 Power Generation Plants Libya GAS GEN DIV GEN N/A Various, depends on power plant (1) Key: REHAB: rehabilitation and expansion project – HYD GEN: hydropower plant – GAS GEN: gas-fired generation project DIV GEN: other type of power plant – TRANS: transmission project – DIST: distribution project – OTHER: other type
Upcoming Key Projects in Pool Area (II) Nr. Project name Country (ies) Type(1) Est. cost ($M) Est. Readiness 5 CC Power plant of Ghannouch, 2009 Tunisia GAS GEN 230 Tender evaluation 6 Wind power plants 2008-2009 Tunisia DIV GEN 150 Request for tenders 7 Development of the transmission network 2007-2011 Tunisia REHAB 250 Launching of requests for tenders by lots, on an ongoing basis 8 7 CC and TG power plants Tunisia REHAB N/A 2008-2010 (1) Key: REHAB: rehabilitation and expansion project – HYD GEN: hydropower plant – GAS GEN: gas-fired generation project DIV GEN: other type of power plant – TRANS: transmission project – DIST: distribution project – OTHER: other type