1. COMELEC
SESSION 3: OVERVIEW

2. COMELEC Members
ALGERIA
LIBYA
MOROCCO
MAURITANIA
TUNISIA

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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
Tunisia
DIV GEN
150
Request for tenders 7
Development of the transmission network
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
(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