VOL. XXXIX

No. 27

1-April-1996

TUNISIA

Tunisian Parliament Scraps Law On State's Electricity Generating Monopoly

The Tunisian Parliament approved a new law on 26 March that ends the government's monopoly on electricity generation and which allows private investors to own and operate power stations. Until now, electrical power generation has been in the hands of the Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite (STEG), the state-owned monopoly. STEG, however, will continue to own its power plants,...