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Abdelaziz HALLEB, President of FEDELEC (UTICA)- Tunisia
Industrial Cooperation to Electrify Africa
Tunisian Trade Union
FEDELECThe Trade Union of the Electric and Electronic Industries
1 Trade Union 400 Entreprises 100000 Employees 6 Billion USD 80% Export The 1st exporting sector in Tunisia
Introduction
1. In Africa, more than 700 million people are without electricity
2. Africa is the continent with the largest population growth. by 2040, one billion African people will need to access to electricity
3. Africa is rich in energy resources of all types
Why ?
3 business reasons
Tunisia is the gateway To access to this future big market
Tunisia is the most electrified country in Africa, 94 % electrification rate
Its experience is recognized by African countries
Tax breaks- Total exemption from taxes on profits for 10 years- Off-shore bank accounts
Freedom to invest- Possibility of holding up to 100% of capital- Repatriation of dividends and proceeds from sale
Intellectual property
-Protected by the terms of domestic law and by international treaties
Ease of export & import- Single bundle of documentation for imports- Generalization of bonded warehouses
Free trade-20 bilateral agreements-Association agreement with the EU-Agadir Agreement-Member of COMESA
Export (US $ M) Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (2011)
1 Tunisia 45002 Moroco 32003 South africa 23004 Egypt 12005 Mauritius 20
Today, Tunisia is the first African country exporter of electrical and electronic products
Fact
Export (US $ M) of Electrical machinery and equipment
and parts thereof (2011)
8500 Finland
1 Tunisia 4500 4600 Brazil
2 Morocco 3200 3300 Russian Federation
3 South africa 2300
EME EXPORT VALUE Tunisian Export vs Other Countries
Transformers
All range of the electrical equipment
Network and distribution components
Indoor and Outdoor Electrical accessories
Solar heater equipment
Components for the wind turbines and solar
Monitoring System
Energy and Water metering
Components for the automotive industry
Distribution Panels
Indoor & outdoor lighting systems
Diversified electrical industry
Tunisian standards identical to European standards
Member of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Several companies specialized in service, maintenance and installations are based in Africa
Tunisian consulting firms are present in over 20 countries in Africa Major of the Africans employees are Trained in Tunisia
Facts
Tunisia, the only African country to participate in PISA,
the OECD's Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA) that evaluates education systems worldwide by testing 15-year-olds in key subjects
Cooperation between finnish and tunisian companies open opportunities to new value chain possibilities for a competitive access to the african market, examples:• Power generation• Power distribution• Rural electrification
Thank you for your attention