Tunisia confirms its place among the countries accelerating their energy transition, both at the African level and in the MENA region (the Middle East and North Africa), despite the financing, infrastructure and governance constraints it faces.
This is what emerges from the 2026 edition of the Energy Transition Index (ETI), published at the end of June last year by the World Economic Forum (WEF), evaluating the performances of 120 countries across 44 indicators that cover both the current performance of energy systems and their capacity to succeed the transition toward a more sustainable model.
According to this ranking, Tunisia occupies the 62nd worldwide place with an overall score of 56 points out of 100, up from the 54.6 points that the Maghreb country obtained in the previous edition.
The country thus retains its rank while improving its score, reflecting a positive evolution despite a particularly unfavorable international context, marked by geopolitical tensions, volatility in energy markets and the slowdown of investments in the energy transition.
At the continental level in Africa, Tunisia rises to second place behind Namibia (61st worldwide with 56.2 points), but ahead of countries such as Morocco (72nd with 54.5 points), Egypt (84th with 52.6 points) or South Africa (69th with 54.9 points).
This position is primarily explained by the current performance of Tunisia’s energy system, which received a score of 62.4 points for the performance of its energy system.
This distinction is important because the World Economic Forum assesses, on the one hand, the current results of energy systems in terms of security of supply, access to energy and sustainability, and, on the other hand, the conditions that enable the long-term success of the transition, such as public policies, financing, infrastructure, innovation, and human capital.
Tunisia thus benefits from “almost universal access to electricity, a relatively stable supply, and an energy network sufficiently structured to guarantee good energy security,” according to the document.
The report also notes that the countries of the MENA region rank among “the best in the world for energy equity, thanks to relatively affordable energy and policies that promote people’s access to energy services.”
