The Assembly of People’s Representatives examined two loan agreements on Tuesday on a total of $ 100 million on Tuesday. They aim to strengthen the supply of natural gas and to modernize the rail lines dedicated to the transport of phosphate.
During the plenary session held this Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Tunisian Parliament looked at two financing agreements concluded recently.
The first was signed between Tunisia and the Kuwaitian fund for Arab economic development. It concerns a loan of 10 million Kuwaitian dinars, or around 32 million US dollars, intended to finance the project for the renewal and development of the rail lines used for the transport of phosphate. The objective is to increase the logistical capacity of the national rail transport company and to support the export of this strategic resource.
The second agreement relates to a financing operation between the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) and the International Islamic Trade Financing Company. This loan of US $ 70 million will be used for the importation of natural gas, in a context where the country’s energy security remains a national priority.
These two funding is presented as concrete responses to the country’s structural challenges: on the one hand, support an essential extractive industry (phosphate), on the other, guarantee a regular energy supply to deal with growing demand and consumption peaks, especially in summer.
Tunisia is faced with a series of economic and energy tensions. The production of phosphate, long hampered by logistical and social problems, seeks to regain its competitiveness in export. In addition, dependence on imported natural gas has increased with the increase in domestic consumption.
