The National Chamber of Domestic Gas Bottle Distributors, affiliated with UTICA, announced a distribution interruption for January 12 and 13, 2026. Faced with persistent financial and regulatory problems, the sector warns of possible disruptions in the supply of Tunisian homes if its legitimate demands are not addressed.
Domestic gas distribution in Tunisia could experience a two-day interruption next January. The decision was made official by Mohamed Mnif, president of the National Chamber of Distributors, following the general assembly of the chamber held on Wednesday December 24, 2025. It follows old demands that remained unanswered, despite multiple correspondence and studies transmitted to the supervisory authorities.
The reasons for the interruption
Four main points motivate this temporary suspension of activity:
- Revision of the regulatory framework: certain provisions of the joint decree of March 4, 2022 are deemed inapplicable, compromising the regular supply of domestic gas.
- Distribution bonus not paid: the increases planned for 2023, 2024 and 2025 have not been settled, although distributors have provided detailed studies to the authorities.
- Future planning for increases: no programming for 2026-2028 has been defined, jeopardizing the sustainability of the sector.
- Dispute with the Agil Gaz Company: unresolved withholdings on supplies for 2023-2025 are worsening the financial situation of the distributors concerned.
These points illustrate the persistent tension between the private sector and public authorities, with a direct impact on the capacity to provide this essential resource to households.
A suspension that worries consumers
This interruption could affect the entire national territory. Mohamed Mnif insists on the exceptional nature of this measure, taken after the accumulation of financial losses and major operational difficulties.
Distributors say they are ready to resume their activities as soon as the authorities review the regulatory framework, pay the bonuses due, and resolve financial disputes.
The National Chamber had already warned on November 26, 2025 of the absence of solutions to the growing difficulties. The sector denounced in particular the non-compliance with the minutes of March 23, 2022, the absence of payment of transport and distribution bonuses, and the absence of dialogue with the authorities.
Despite investments to modernize filling centers and increase rates, limited storage capacity remains a point of vulnerability, while the price of a gas bottle remains fixed at 8.8 dinars.
