ELMED is expected to become operational by 2028 and will strengthen Tunisia's energy network, facilitating both renewable energy trade and grid stabilization to integrate more renewable energy. ELMED will be the first direct electricity connection between Tunisia and Italy. solar PV and wind together accounting for nearly 70%. The integration of these variable energy sources into national energy grids will largely depend on storage technologies, and among them especially batteries, to provide the flexibility required to smooth the energy supply w ich expected to reach. On December 16 local time, the Kairouan 100 MW photovoltaic power station project in Tunisia, the country's first large-scale ground-mounted PV power station and the largest single-capacity photovoltaic plant in Tunisia, which was constructed under an EPC contract by a consortium of Northwest. On December 16 local time, the 100 MW Kairouan Solar PV Project, the largest single-site photovoltaic project in Tunisia, achieved full-capacity grid connection and officially entered commercial operation. This represents 75% of Tunisia's commitments in terms of. The project will add 70 MW/140 MWh of storage capacity to SEB Nordic Energy's Finnish portfolio, which already includes wind and hydropower.